Township No. 62, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 62 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,085. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259946. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.987°N, 62.761°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 62 had a population of 1,085: 539 male and 546 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 952 |
| 1881 | 1,046 |
| 1891 | 1,085 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Township No. 62 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,085 total population, 546 females, 539 males, 309 married persons, 179 families, 155 married females, 154 married males, 56 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 720 single persons under 18, 365 single males under 18, 355 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,085 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 173 houses, 173 houses built of wood, 173 occupied houses, 163 houses of 1 story, 82 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 50,735 bushels of potatoes, 17,941 acres of land in farms, 17,464 bushels of oats, 15,172 pounds of homemade butter, 9,026 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,915 acres of improved land in farms, 7,377 acres of farmland under crops, 5,738 bushels of turnips, 5,421 chickens, 5,012 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,052 bushels of spring wheat, 2,181 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,721 acres of oats, 1,685 sheep, 1,517 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,128 acres of hay crops, 893 tons of hay, 614 sheep slaughtered or sold, 494 milk cows, 381 acres of wheat, 328 other cattle, 279 acres of potatoes, 218 horses aged over 3 years, 212 cattle killed or sold, 207 bushels of barley, 189 bushels of buckwheat, 183 occupants of farms, 174 farm occupants who own their land, 160 swine slaughtered or sold, 131 swine, 67 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 63 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 37 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 35 ducks, 29 geese, 25 other fowl, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 21 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 acres of turnips, 14 acres of barley, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 bushels of beans, 8 bushels of peas, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 bushels of corn, 3 turkeys, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259946
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_62,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_62_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Township No. 62, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-62-pe136022-1891/.