Township No. 8, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 8 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 887. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259957. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.654°N, 64.327°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 8 had a population of 887: 433 male and 454 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 672 |
| 1881 | 855 |
| 1891 | 887 |
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. 8 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 887 total population, 454 females, 433 males, 230 married persons, 163 families, 118 married females, 112 married males, 34 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 623 single persons under 18, 312 single males under 18, 311 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 886 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 162 houses, 162 houses built of wood, 162 occupied houses, 161 houses of 1 story, 63 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,001 bushels of potatoes, 20,163 bushels of oats, 15,616 acres of land in farms, 13,661 pounds of homemade butter, 9,884 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,732 acres of improved land in farms, 5,232 bushels of spring wheat, 4,482 acres of farmland under crops, 4,111 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,565 chickens, 2,054 bushels of turnips, 1,940 acres of hay crops, 1,311 acres of oats, 1,236 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,209 sheep, 1,122 tons of hay, 1,075 bushels of buckwheat, 698 bushels of barley, 510 acres of wheat, 390 other cattle, 389 sheep slaughtered or sold, 384 milk cows, 296 swine, 272 swine slaughtered or sold, 235 horses aged over 3 years, 225 geese, 219 acres of potatoes, 213 cattle killed or sold, 149 occupants of farms, 148 farm occupants who own their land, 139 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 80 horses aged 3 years and under, 78 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 67 acres of barley, 67 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 38 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 32 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 30 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 20 bushels of peas, 16 ducks, 14 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 bushels of beans, 12 other fowl, 11 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 turkeys, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259957
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_8,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_8_(%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. 8, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-8-pe135009-1891/.