Township No. 65, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 65 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,721. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.170°N, 63.238°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 65 had a population of 1,721: 900 male and 821 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,746 |
| 1881 | 1,865 |
| 1891 | 1,721 |
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. 65 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 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 | 284 |
| Number of families | 284 |
| Number of females | 821 |
| Number of males | 900 |
| Number of married females | 230 |
| Number of married males | 230 |
| Number of married persons | 460 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 86 |
| POP F | 821 |
| POP M | 900 |
| POP TOT | 1,721 |
| Total population | 1,721 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 533 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 642 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,175 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,721 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 277 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 277 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 249 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 132 |
| Number of occupied houses | 277 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 141 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 117 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,391 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,952 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,524 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,792 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,032 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,984 |
| Acres of oats | 2,566 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,312 |
| Acres of turnips | 139 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,040 |
| BAR AC | 141 |
| BAR BU | 3,370 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,370 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,809 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 57,358 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 272 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 211,690 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12,806 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 73,751 |
| BWT BU | 1,809 |
| HAY AC | 3,792 |
| HAY TONS | 3,978 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 422 |
| Number of chickens | 11,390 |
| Number of ducks | 160 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 262 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 924 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 304 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 499 |
| Number of milk cows | 961 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 283 |
| Number of other cattle | 945 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 49 |
| Number of sheep | 3,974 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,756 |
| Number of swine | 929 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 895 |
| Number of turkeys | 50 |
| OAT AC | 2,566 |
| OAT BU | 57,358 |
| PEA BU | 272 |
| POT AC | 1,312 |
| POT BU | 211,690 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,026 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,058 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,585 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 39,610 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,978 |
| WHT AC | 1,040 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,806 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 41 |
| A 11 50 | 71 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 117 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 39,610 |
| CATTLE KS | 422 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,026 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 533 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 642 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,175 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,058 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 304 |
| DUCKS | 160 |
| FAMILIES | 284 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 6,585 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 924 |
| GRA BU | 79 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,390 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 499 |
| HOUSES | 277 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 249 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 132 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 277 |
| INF 11 A | 49 |
| MD FEM | 230 |
| MD MALE | 230 |
| MD TOT | 460 |
| MILK COWS | 961 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 262 |
| OC TOT | 283 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 945 |
| OTHERS | 1,721 |
| SHEEP | 3,974 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,756 |
| SUP AM | 14,032 |
| SUP FOR | 5,952 |
| SUP JV | 117 |
| SUP PAT | 3,391 |
| SUP SC | 10,524 |
| SUP TOT | 19,984 |
| SWINE | 929 |
| SWINE KS | 895 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 277 |
| TUR AC | 139 |
| TUR BU | 73,751 |
| TURKEY | 50 |
| WID FEM | 58 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 86 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136023— 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. 65, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-65-pe136023-1891/.