Township 15, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 15 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,550. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259873. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.441°N, 64.066°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 15 had a population of 1,550.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,550 |
| 1881 | 1,908 |
| 1891 | 2,062 |
| 1901 | 2,516 |
| 1911 | 2,189 |
| 1921 | 1,630 |
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
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (1.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township 15 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 187 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 10 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 86 |
| Number of blind persons | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb persons | 4 |
| Number of families | 244 |
| Number of insane persons | 10 |
| Number of married persons | 520 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 4 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 1,547 |
| Number of single persons | 1,030 |
| POP TOT | 1,550 |
| Total population | 1,550 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 146 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 96 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 212 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 77 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 205 |
| Number of females over 60 | 31 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 78 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 214 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 84 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 204 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 154 |
| Number of males over 60 | 49 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Indigenous females | 7 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 10 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 7 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,486 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 51 |
Religion (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 17 |
| Number of Bible Christians | 3 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 24 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 74 |
| Number of Methodists | 75 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 1,357 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 2 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 5 |
Agriculture (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 5,245 |
| Acres of farmland neither owned nor rented | 891 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 16,280 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 405 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,531 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,877 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,495 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,615 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 51,480 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 60.50 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,267 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 5,015 |
| Number of cattle | 858 |
| Number of farming mills | 13 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 6 |
| Number of horses | 403 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 7 |
| Number of other machines | 7 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 20 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 98 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 99 |
| Number of sheep | 2,135 |
| Number of swine | 865 |
| Number of threshing machines | 16 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 1,710 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,078 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 765 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £3 s17 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of lime produced in the past year | 10 |
| Number of brick kilns | 2 |
| Number of bricks produced in the past year | 3,700 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 231 |
| Number of cloth factories | 1 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 396 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of stamping machines | 2 |
| Number of steam engines | 1 |
| Number of tanneries | 1 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 1,000 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 5,733 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 3,918 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,220 |
Fisheries (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,405 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 186 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 110 |
| Number of fishing boats | 36 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 4 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 10 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 126 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 34 |
Other recorded variables (94 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 3 17 |
| Baptists | 17 |
| Barrels of Limes manufactured during the past years | 10 |
| Bible Christians | 3 |
| Births during the past year | 86 |
| Blind | 1 |
| COUNTY | Prince |
| Deaf and Dumb | 4 |
| Deaths during the past year | 34 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 96 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 212 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 77 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 205 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 146 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 31 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 110 |
| Indian Females | 7 |
| Indian Males | 10 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 78 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 214 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 84 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 204 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 154 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 49 |
| Married during the past year | 4 |
| Members of the Church of England | 24 |
| Methodists | 75 |
| NAME COUNTY | Prince County |
| Native of British Provines | 51 |
| Native of England | 7 |
| Native of Ireland | 2 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,486 |
| Native of Scotland | 4 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 405 |
| No acres of arable land | 5,245 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 1,547 |
| No of acres held as occupants being neither freeholders nor leaseholders | 891 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 16,280 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 1,405 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 186 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 36 |
| No of Brick Kilns | 2 |
| No of Bricks manufactured during the past year | 3,700 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 51,480 |
| No of bushels of barley | 2,531 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 1,877 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 45 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 1,495 |
| No of bushels of oats | 30,615 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 60.50 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 2,267 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 5,015 |
| No of Cloth Factories | 1 |
| No of Families | 244 |
| No of Insane | 10 |
| No of Married Persons | 520 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 10 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 20 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 98 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 99 |
| No of Saw Mills | 1 |
| No of Single Persons | 1,030 |
| No of Steam Engines for mechanical purposes | 1 |
| No of tons Hay | 765 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 13 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 8 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 1,710 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 48 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 231 |
| Number of Churches | 2 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 13 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 4 |
| Number of Hogs | 865 |
| Number of Horses | 403 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 6 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 7 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 858 |
| Number of other useful machines | 7 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 396 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 5 |
| Number of Sheep | 2,135 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 2 |
| Number of Tanterries | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 16 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 3,918 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 2,220 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 1,000 |
| Pounds of Butter | 6,078 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 20 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 74 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 126 |
| Roman Catholics | 1,357 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,550 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 5,733 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259873
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 15, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-15-pe001015-1871/.