Township No. 63, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 63 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,494. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.054°N, 62.581°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 63 had a population of 1,494: 779 male and 715 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,029 |
| 1881 | 1,243 |
| 1891 | 1,494 |
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. 63 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 251 |
| Number of families | 251 |
| Number of females | 715 |
| Number of males | 779 |
| Number of married females | 189 |
| Number of married males | 183 |
| Number of married persons | 372 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 715 |
| POP M | 779 |
| POP TOT | 1,494 |
| Total population | 1,494 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 500 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 581 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,081 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,493 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 241 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 241 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 233 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 58 |
| Number of occupied houses | 245 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 364 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,693 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,101 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,592 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,510 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,203 |
| Acres of oats | 1,507 |
| Acres of potatoes | 629 |
| Acres of turnips | 46 |
| Acres of wheat | 696 |
| BAR AC | 25 |
| BAR BU | 539 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 539 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 613 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 264 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,444 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 103,896 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,263 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,945 |
| BWT BU | 613 |
| HAY AC | 1,592 |
| HAY TONS | 1,515 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 277 |
| Number of chickens | 6,792 |
| Number of ducks | 29 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 231 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 101 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 100 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 303 |
| Number of milk cows | 576 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 234 |
| Number of other cattle | 470 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 1,723 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 766 |
| Number of swine | 235 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 393 |
| Number of turkeys | 34 |
| OAT AC | 1,507 |
| OAT BU | 25,444 |
| POT AC | 629 |
| POT BU | 103,896 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 865 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,950 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,045 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,515 |
| WHT AC | 696 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,263 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 89 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 99 |
| BEN BU | 34 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,045 |
| CATTLE KS | 277 |
| CHEESE LB | 865 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 581 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,081 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,950 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 100 |
| DUCKS | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 251 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 101 |
| GRA BU | 264 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,792 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 303 |
| HOUSES | 241 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 62 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 233 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 58 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 241 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 189 |
| MD MALE | 183 |
| MD TOT | 372 |
| MILK COWS | 576 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 231 |
| OC TOT | 234 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 470 |
| OTHERS | 1,493 |
| SHEEP | 1,723 |
| SHEEP KS | 766 |
| SUP AM | 7,510 |
| SUP FOR | 11,693 |
| SUP JV | 45 |
| SUP PAT | 364 |
| SUP SC | 7,101 |
| SUP TOT | 19,203 |
| SWINE | 235 |
| SWINE KS | 393 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 245 |
| TUR AC | 46 |
| TUR BU | 17,945 |
| TURKEY | 34 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE134020— 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. 63, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-63-pe134020-1891/.