Township No. 9, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 9 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 727. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259958. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.647°N, 64.185°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 9 had a population of 727: 382 male and 345 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 431 |
| 1881 | 572 |
| 1891 | 727 |
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. 9 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 727 total population, 382 males, 345 females, 214 married persons, 122 families, 107 married females, 107 married males, 19 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 494 single persons under 18, 268 single males under 18, 226 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 720 persons who are not French Canadian, 7 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 122 houses, 122 houses built of wood, 122 occupied houses, 120 houses of 1 story, 47 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,393 bushels of potatoes, 13,720 bushels of oats, 10,507 acres of land in farms, 9,970 pounds of homemade butter, 7,211 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,554 bushels of spring wheat, 3,296 acres of improved land in farms, 2,789 acres of farmland under crops, 2,577 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,527 chickens, 2,098 bushels of turnips, 827 acres of oats, 759 bushels of barley, 697 sheep, 687 acres of hay crops, 677 bushels of buckwheat, 564 tons of hay, 485 acres of farmland in pasture, 389 acres of wheat, 259 milk cows, 235 other cattle, 221 swine, 218 sheep slaughtered or sold, 214 swine slaughtered or sold, 184 acres of potatoes, 165 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 137 horses aged over 3 years, 129 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 119 farm occupants who own their land, 119 occupants of farms, 117 cattle killed or sold, 116 geese, 100 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 67 horses aged 3 years and under, 54 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 51 acres of barley, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 23 ducks, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 bushels of beans, 12 acres of turnips, 12 bushels of peas, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 oxen, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259958
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_9,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_9_(%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. 9, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-9-pe135010-1891/.