Township No. 64, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 64 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,920. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.994°N, 62.578°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 64 had a population of 1,920: 996 male and 924 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,493 |
| 1881 | 1,973 |
| 1891 | 1,920 |
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. 64 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,920 total population, 996 males, 924 females, 568 married persons, 346 families, 284 married females, 284 married males, 76 widowed persons, 49 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,276 single persons under 18, 685 single males under 18, 591 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,920 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 341 occupied houses, 338 houses, 338 houses built of wood, 328 houses of 1 story, 189 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 50 houses of 5 rooms, 48 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 2 stories, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 147,158 bushels of potatoes, 38,013 bushels of turnips, 31,190 pounds of homemade butter, 27,935 bushels of oats, 19,796 acres of land in farms, 10,590 chickens, 10,212 acres of improved land in farms, 9,584 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,745 bushels of spring wheat, 8,327 acres of farmland under crops, 7,529 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,394 sheep, 2,106 acres of hay crops, 2,106 tons of hay, 1,847 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,784 acres of oats, 1,037 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,027 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 984 bushels of barley, 864 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 800 acres of potatoes, 771 acres of wheat, 748 milk cows, 554 other cattle, 507 swine, 418 swine slaughtered or sold, 399 horses aged over 3 years, 328 occupants of farms, 313 farm occupants who own their land, 303 cattle killed or sold, 224 geese, 197 bushels of buckwheat, 159 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 158 horses aged 3 years and under, 145 ducks, 124 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 114 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 71 acres of turnips, 57 turkeys, 51 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 41 acres of barley, 38 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 37 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 35 bushels of beans, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 bushels of peas, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE134021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259950
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_64,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_64_(%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. 64, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-64-pe134021-1891/.