Township 18, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 18 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,150. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.502°N, 63.663°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 18 had a population of 1,150. Population density was 33.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,150 |
| 1881 | 1,826 |
| 1891 | 1,794 |
| 1901 | 1,610 |
| 1911 | 1,416 |
| 1921 | 1,416 |
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 (1.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Township 18, 1881 (82.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township 18 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 196 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 10 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 12 |
| Number of deaf and dumb persons | 4 |
| Number of families | 175 |
| Number of married persons | 307 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 1 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 547 |
| Number of single persons | 843 |
| POP TOT | 1,150 |
| Total population | 1,150 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 96 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 66 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 170 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 49 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 154 |
| Number of females over 60 | 29 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 63 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 165 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 60 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 149 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 114 |
| Number of males over 60 | 35 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Indigenous females | 3 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 7 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 10 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 23 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,078 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 19 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 18 |
Religion (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 32 |
| Number of Bible Christians | 11 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 8 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 143 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 20 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 533 |
| Number of Methodists | 22 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 381 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 1 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 5 |
Agriculture (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 123 |
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 1,561 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 162 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 7,926 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 9,652 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 4,813 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,104 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 603 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 29.50 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,347 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2.50 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,790 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 243.50 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,970 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 5,423 |
| Number of cattle | 1,040 |
| Number of farming mills | 26 |
| Number of hay elevators | 9 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 21 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 1 |
| Number of horses | 408 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 47 |
| Number of other machines | 19 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 64 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 84 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 2,342 |
| Number of swine | 767 |
| Number of threshing machines | 8 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,710 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 76 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,066 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,488 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £3 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of lime produced in the past year | 500 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year | 7 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 188 |
| Number of grist mills | 4 |
| Number of lime kilns | 2 |
| Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs | 1 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 424 |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of sewing machines | 4 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 3 |
| Number of stamping machines | 8 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 70 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 9,351 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,710 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 6,800 |
Fisheries (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 236 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 3 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 152 |
| Number of fishing boats | 6 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 9 |
| Pounds of preserved shell and other fish produced during the past year | £21 s0 d0 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 244 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 3 |
Other recorded variables (98 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Baptists | 32 |
| Barrels of Limes manufactured during the past years | 500 |
| Bible Christians | 11 |
| Births during the past year | 12 |
| COUNTY | Prince |
| Deaf and Dumb | 4 |
| Deaths during the past year | 3 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 66 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 170 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 49 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 154 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 96 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 29 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 152 |
| Indian Females | 3 |
| Indian Males | 7 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 20 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 63 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 165 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 60 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 149 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 114 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 35 |
| Married during the past year | 1 |
| Members of the Church of England | 143 |
| Methodists | 22 |
| NAME COUNTY | Prince County |
| Native of British Provines | 18 |
| Native of England | 10 |
| Native of Ireland | 23 |
| Native of Other Countries | 2 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,078 |
| Native of Scotland | 19 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 4,813 |
| No acres of arable land | 7,926 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 547 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 162 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 9,652 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 236 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 3 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 6 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 43,790 |
| No of bushels of barley | 6,104 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 603 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 29.50 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 2 |
| No of bushels of oats | 45,347 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 243.50 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 6,970 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 5,423 |
| No of Carding Mills | 1 |
| No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year | 7 |
| No of Families | 175 |
| No of Grist Mills | 4 |
| No of Lime Manufactured | 2 |
| No of Married Persons | 307 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 9 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 64 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 84 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 9 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 1 |
| No of Saw Mills | 3 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 4 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 3 |
| No of Single Persons | 843 |
| No of tons Hay | 1,488 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 123 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 1,561 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 76 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 2.50 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 188 |
| Number of Churches | 1 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 26 |
| Number of Hay Elevators | 9 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 1 |
| Number of Hogs | 767 |
| Number of Horses | 408 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 21 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 47 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 1,040 |
| Number of other useful machines | 19 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 424 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 5 |
| Number of Sheep | 2,342 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 8 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 8 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 2,710 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 6,800 |
| Other Denominations | 8 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 70 |
| Pounds of Butter | 18,066 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 3,710 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 533 |
| Quantity of Preserved Shell and other fish prepared during the past year | £21 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 244 |
| Roman Catholics | 381 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,150 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 9,351 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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 18, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-18-pe001017-1871/.