Township 2, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 2 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,343. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.903°N, 64.109°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 2 had a population of 1,343. Population density was 37.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,343 |
| 1881 | 1,890 |
| 1891 | 2,282 |
| 1901 | 2,160 |
| 1911 | 1,992 |
| 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 (1.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township 2 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 193 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 | 40 |
| Number of blind persons | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb persons | 1 |
| Number of families | 211 |
| Number of insane persons | 5 |
| Number of married persons | 449 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 8 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 974 |
| Number of single persons | 894 |
| POP TOT | 1,343 |
| Total population | 1,343 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 121 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 82 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 194 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 43 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 188 |
| Number of females over 60 | 25 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 64 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 197 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 46 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 206 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 148 |
| Number of males over 60 | 29 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Indigenous females | 10 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 40 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,270 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 9 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 18 |
Religion (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Bible Christians | 24 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 91 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 7 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 84 |
| Number of Methodists | 26 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 1,110 |
| Number of Universalists | 1 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number or schoolhouses | 1 |
Agriculture (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 60.50 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 367 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 5,088 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 130 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 10,610 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 579 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9.25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 714 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 4.50 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,738 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 21.50 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,419 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,102 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 5,224 |
| Number of cattle | 720 |
| Number of farming mills | 13 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 2 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 3 |
| Number of horses | 324 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 11 |
| Number of other machines | 6 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 27 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 150 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 1,670 |
| Number of swine | 737 |
| Number of threshing machines | 9 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 630 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 569 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,687 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 330 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £5 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of brick kilns | 1 |
| Number of bricks produced in the past year | 90,000 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year | 42 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 195 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 330 |
| Number of saw mills | 2 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 1 |
| Number of stamping machines | 1 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,735 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 6,022 |
Fisheries (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 635 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 1,084 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 457 |
| Number of fishing barrels produced in the past year | 1,000 |
| Number of fishing boats | 57 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 8 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 149 |
| Pounds of hake sounds cured in the past year | 250 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 722 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 21 |
Other recorded variables (97 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 5 0 0 |
| Bible Christians | 24 |
| Births during the past year | 40 |
| Blind | 1 |
| COUNTY | Prince |
| Deaf and Dumb | 1 |
| Deaths during the past year | 21 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 82 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 194 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 43 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 188 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 121 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 25 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 457 |
| Indian Females | 10 |
| Indian Males | 3 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 7 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 64 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 197 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 46 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 206 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 148 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 29 |
| Married during the past year | 8 |
| Members of the Church of England | 91 |
| Methodists | 26 |
| NAME COUNTY | Prince County |
| Native of British Provines | 18 |
| Native of England | 5 |
| Native of Ireland | 40 |
| Native of Other Countries | 1 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,270 |
| Native of Scotland | 9 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 10,610 |
| No acres of arable land | 5,088 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 974 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 367 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 130 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 635 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 1,084 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 57 |
| No of Brick Kilns | 1 |
| No of Bricks manufactured during the past year | 90,000 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 46,419 |
| No of bushels of barley | 579 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 714 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 4.50 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 134 |
| No of bushels of oats | 23,738 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 54 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 2,102 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 5,224 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 3 |
| No of Carding Mills | 1 |
| No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year | 42 |
| No of Families | 211 |
| No of Fish barrels manufactured during the past year | 1,000 |
| No of Grist Mills | 1 |
| No of Insane | 5 |
| No of Married Persons | 449 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 149 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 27 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 150 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 12 |
| No of Saw Mills | 2 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 1 |
| No of Single Persons | 894 |
| No of tons Hay | 330 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 60.50 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 9.50 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 569 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 21.50 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 195 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 13 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 8 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 3 |
| Number of Hogs | 737 |
| Number of Horses | 324 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 2 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 11 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 720 |
| Number of other useful machines | 6 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 330 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 1 |
| Number of Sheep | 1,670 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 9 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 2,735 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 6,022 |
| Pounds of Butter | 7,687 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 630 |
| Pounds of Hake Sounds cured during the past year | 250 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 84 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 722 |
| Roman Catholics | 1,110 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,343 |
| Universalists | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002002— 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 2, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-2-pe001002-1871/.