Township No. 62, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 62 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,085. 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 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 179 |
| Number of families | 179 |
| Number of females | 546 |
| Number of males | 539 |
| Number of married females | 155 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of married persons | 309 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 546 |
| POP M | 539 |
| POP TOT | 1,085 |
| Total population | 1,085 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 355 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 365 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 720 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,085 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 173 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 173 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 163 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 82 |
| Number of occupied houses | 173 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,517 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,026 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,377 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,128 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,915 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,941 |
| Acres of oats | 1,721 |
| Acres of potatoes | 279 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 381 |
| BAR AC | 14 |
| BAR BU | 207 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 207 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 189 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,464 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 50,735 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,052 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,738 |
| BWT BU | 189 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 1,128 |
| HAY TONS | 893 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 212 |
| Number of chickens | 5,421 |
| Number of ducks | 35 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 174 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 29 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 63 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 218 |
| Number of milk cows | 494 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 183 |
| Number of other cattle | 328 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 1,685 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 614 |
| Number of swine | 131 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 160 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 1,721 |
| OAT BU | 17,464 |
| PEA BU | 8 |
| POT AC | 279 |
| POT BU | 50,735 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,181 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,012 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,172 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 893 |
| WHT AC | 381 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,052 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 50 |
| A 11 50 | 37 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 67 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,172 |
| CATTLE KS | 212 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,181 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 355 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 365 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 720 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,012 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 63 |
| DUCKS | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 179 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 29 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,421 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 218 |
| HOUSES | 173 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 163 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 82 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 173 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 155 |
| MD MALE | 154 |
| MD TOT | 309 |
| MILK COWS | 494 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 174 |
| OC TOT | 183 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 328 |
| OTHERS | 1,085 |
| SHEEP | 1,685 |
| SHEEP KS | 614 |
| SUP AM | 8,915 |
| SUP FOR | 9,026 |
| SUP JV | 21 |
| SUP PAT | 1,517 |
| SUP SC | 7,377 |
| SUP TOT | 17,941 |
| SWINE | 131 |
| SWINE KS | 160 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 173 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 5,738 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
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: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.