Township No. 65, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 65 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,721. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259951. 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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,721 total population, 900 males, 821 females, 460 married persons, 284 families, 230 married females, 230 married males, 86 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,175 single persons under 18, 642 single males under 18, 533 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,721 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 277 houses, 277 houses built of wood, 277 occupied houses, 249 houses of 1 story, 132 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 54 houses of 5 rooms, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 2 stories, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 211,690 bushels of potatoes, 73,751 bushels of turnips, 57,358 bushels of oats, 39,610 pounds of homemade butter, 19,984 acres of land in farms, 14,032 acres of improved land in farms, 12,806 bushels of spring wheat, 11,390 chickens, 10,524 acres of farmland under crops, 9,058 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,585 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,952 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,978 tons of hay, 3,974 sheep, 3,792 acres of hay crops, 3,391 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,370 bushels of barley, 2,566 acres of oats, 2,026 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,809 bushels of buckwheat, 1,756 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,312 acres of potatoes, 1,040 acres of wheat, 961 milk cows, 945 other cattle, 929 swine, 924 geese, 895 swine slaughtered or sold, 499 horses aged over 3 years, 422 cattle killed or sold, 304 horses aged 3 years and under, 283 occupants of farms, 272 bushels of peas, 262 farm occupants who own their land, 160 ducks, 141 acres of barley, 139 acres of turnips, 117 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 117 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 79 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 71 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 50 turkeys, 49 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 25 bushels of rye, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 bushels of beans, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3259951
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_65,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_65_(%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. 65, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-65-pe136023-1891/.