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Year: 1871  |  Province: Prince Edward Island

Township 10, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)

Township 10 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 376. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.639°N, 64.088°W.

Population

In 1871, Township 10 had a population of 376. Population density was 12.9 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
1871376
1881381
1891440
1901489
1911599
1921572

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)

Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.

Earlier boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871

In the 1871 census, Township 10 shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1871

The 1871 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (8 variables)
VariableValue
Number of births in the past year7
Number of families42
Number of insane persons1
Number of married persons63
Number of persons married in the past year1
Number of single persons313
POP TOT376
Total population376
Age structure (12 variables)
VariableValue
Number of females aged 0 to 530
Number of females aged 16 to 2128
Number of females aged 21-4547
Number of females aged 45-6013
Number of females aged 5 to 1659
Number of females over 606
Number of males aged 16 to 2135
Number of males aged 21 to 4589
Number of males aged 45 to 6014
Number of males aged 5 to 1631
Number of males aged under 517
Number of males over 607
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
VariableValue
Number of persons originating in England9
Number of persons originating in Ireland2
Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island347
Number of persons originating in Scotland5
Number of persons originating in the British Provinces13
Religion (7 variables)
VariableValue
Number of Bible Christians47
Number of members of other denominations63
Number of members of the Church of England19
Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland1
Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces79
Number of Methodists63
Number of Roman Catholics104
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
VariableValue
Number of churches1
Number or schoolhouses2
Agriculture (32 variables)
VariableValue
Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure77
Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement40
Acres of farmland in arable land1,598
Acres of farmland owned523
Acres of farmland rented3,126.50
Bushels of barley produced in the past year229
Bushels of beans produced in the past year2
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year228
Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year8.50
Bushels of corn produced in the past year2
Bushels of oats produced in the past year3,646
Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year7
Bushels of peas produced in the past year11
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year8,705
Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year6.50
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year340
Bushels of wheat produced in the past year715
Number of cattle212
Number of farming mills5
Number of hay mowing machines1
Number of hay-making machines1
Number of horses66
Number of mud-digging machines6
Number of persons holding farmland of first quality1
Number of persons holding farmland of second quality25
Number of persons holding farmland of third quality13
Number of sheep337
Number of swine116
Number of threshing machines5
Pounds of flax produced in the past year76
Pounds of homemade butter2,660
Tons of hay produced in the past year132
Manufacturing & industry (10 variables)
VariableValue
Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year6
Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons36
Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds67
Number of saw mills2
Number of sewing machines1
Number of shingle and lath mills2
Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year20
Yards of cloth produced in the past year1,679
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year367
Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year1,328
Fisheries (4 variables)
VariableValue
Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year170
Number of fishing boats5
Number of men employed in fishing2
Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year2
Other recorded variables (81 variables)
VariableValue
Bible Christians47
Births during the past year7
COUNTYPrince
Females From 16 to 2128
Females From 21 to 4547
Females From 45 to 6013
Females From 5 to 1659
Females Under 5 Years30
Females Upwards of 606
Kirk of Scotland1
Males From 16 to 2135
Males From 21 to 4589
Males From 45 to 6014
Males From 5 to 1631
Males Under 5 Years17
Males Upwards of 607
Married during the past year1
Members of the Church of England19
Methodists63
NAME COUNTYPrince County
Native of British Provines13
Native of England9
Native of Ireland2
Native of PE Island347
Native of Scotland5
No acres held by lease or agreement3,126.50
No acres of arable land1,598
No of acres held by verbal agreement40
No of acres held in fee simple523
No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives170
No of boats onward for fishing purposes5
No of bushel Potatoes8,705
No of bushels of barley229
No of bushels of Buck wheat228
No of bushels of clover seed8.50
No of bushels of Indian Corn2
No of bushels of oats3,646
No of bushels of Timothey Seed6.50
No of Bushels of Turnips340
No of bushels of Wheat715
No of Bushels other Roots7
No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year6
No of Families42
No of Insane1
No of Married Persons63
No of men engaged in Fishing2
No of persons holding land of First Quality1
No of persons holding land of Second Quality25
No of persons holding land of Third Quality13
No of Saw Mills2
No of Sewing Machines1
No of Shingle and Lath Mills2
No of Single Persons313
No of tons Hay132
Number of acres covered with Shell Manure77
Number of Bushels of Beans2
Number of Bushels of Flax76
Number of Bushels of Peas11
Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons36
Number of Churches1
Number of Farming Mills5
Number of Hay making Machines1
Number of Hogs116
Number of Horses66
Number of Mowing Machine1
Number of Mud Diggers6
Number of Neat Cattle212
Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs67
Number of Schoolhouses2
Number of Sheep337
Number of Threshing Machines5
Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled 367
Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled 1,328
Other Denominations63
Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year20
Pounds of Butter2,660
Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces79
Quintals of Codfish or Hake2
Roman Catholics104
Total number including servants and apprentices376
Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year1,679

Identifiers

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1871 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 10, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-10-pe001010-1871/.