Township No. 7, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 7 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,038. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q387698. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.724°N, 64.343°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 7 had a population of 1,038: 515 male and 523 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 867 |
| 1881 | 1,073 |
| 1891 | 1,038 |
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. 7 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,038 total population, 523 females, 515 males, 285 married persons, 172 families, 144 married females, 141 married males, 32 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 721 single persons under 18, 363 single males under 18, 358 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,017 persons who are not French Canadian, 21 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 170 occupied houses, 169 houses, 169 houses built of wood, 168 houses of 1 story, 64 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 1 room, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 49,601 bushels of potatoes, 40,527 bushels of oats, 17,355 pounds of homemade butter, 17,118 acres of land in farms, 9,147 bushels of turnips, 9,046 acres of improved land in farms, 8,740 bushels of spring wheat, 8,072 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,741 acres of farmland under crops, 5,958 chickens, 5,761 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,488 acres of oats, 2,473 acres of hay crops, 2,268 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,067 bushels of barley, 1,992 sheep, 1,803 bushels of buckwheat, 1,362 tons of hay, 1,159 geese, 847 acres of wheat, 775 other cattle, 660 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 638 sheep slaughtered or sold, 595 swine, 513 milk cows, 411 acres of potatoes, 349 swine slaughtered or sold, 305 horses aged over 3 years, 240 cattle killed or sold, 172 acres of barley, 163 occupants of farms, 162 farm occupants who own their land, 149 horses aged 3 years and under, 139 ducks, 61 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 37 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 31 bushels of beans, 28 acres of turnips, 20 bushels of peas, 16 turkeys, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 other fowl, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q387698
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_7,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_7
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. 7, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-7-pe135008-1891/.