Township 24, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 24 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,356. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.404°N, 63.283°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 24 had a population of 2,356. Population density was 65.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,356 |
| 1881 | 2,737 |
| 1891 | 2,615 |
| 1901 | 2,362 |
| 1911 | 2,192 |
| 1921 | 2,004 |
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township 24 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 181 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 | 78 |
| Number of blind persons | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb persons | 5 |
| Number of families | 352 |
| Number of insane persons | 4 |
| Number of married persons | 690 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 18 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 1,844 |
| Number of single persons | 1,666 |
| POP TOT | 2,356 |
| Total population | 2,356 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 177 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 135 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 344 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 122 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 322 |
| Number of females over 60 | 69 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 165 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 320 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 120 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 314 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 193 |
| Number of males over 60 | 75 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in England | 52 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 26 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 2,173 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 74 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 31 |
Religion (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 111 |
| Number of Bible Christians | 46 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 14 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 258 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 237 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 348 |
| Number of Methodists | 42 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 1,300 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 3 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 7 |
Agriculture (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 507 |
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 1,720 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 1,090 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 12,122 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 5,738 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 11,533 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,062 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,129 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 100,712 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 98,289 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,065 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 10,374 |
| Number of cattle | 1,515 |
| Number of farming mills | 65 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 34 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 4 |
| Number of horses | 710 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 77 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 91 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 176 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 4,138 |
| Number of swine | 1,655 |
| Number of threshing machines | 68 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,882 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 555 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,965 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,077 |
Manufacturing & industry (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of lime produced in the past year | 4,600 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 312 |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of lime kilns | 3 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 755 |
| Number of sewing machines | 2 |
| Number of stamping machines | 14 |
| Number of tanneries | 1 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 600 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 4,793 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 11,610 |
Fisheries (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 417 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 554 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 240 |
| Number of fishing boats | 23 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 8 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 76 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 118 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 24 |
Other recorded variables (91 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Baptists | 111 |
| Barrels of Limes manufactured during the past years | 4,600 |
| Bible Christians | 46 |
| Births during the past year | 78 |
| Blind | 1 |
| COUNTY | Queen's |
| Deaf and Dumb | 5 |
| Deaths during the past year | 24 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 135 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 344 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 122 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 322 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 177 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 69 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 240 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 237 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 165 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 320 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 120 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 314 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 193 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 75 |
| Married during the past year | 18 |
| Members of the Church of England | 258 |
| Methodists | 42 |
| NAME COUNTY | Queen's County |
| Native of British Provines | 31 |
| Native of England | 52 |
| Native of Ireland | 26 |
| Native of PE Island | 2,173 |
| Native of Scotland | 74 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 11,533 |
| No acres of arable land | 12,122 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 1,844 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 1,090 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 5,738 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 417 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 554 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 23 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 98,289 |
| No of bushels of barley | 9,062 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 1,129 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 18 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 35 |
| No of bushels of oats | 100,712 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 126 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 13,065 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 10,374 |
| No of Families | 352 |
| No of Grist Mills | 2 |
| No of Insane | 4 |
| No of Lime Manufactured | 3 |
| No of Married Persons | 690 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 76 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 91 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 176 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 18 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 2 |
| No of Single Persons | 1,666 |
| No of tons Hay | 2,077 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 507 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 1,720 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 1 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 555 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 18 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 312 |
| Number of Churches | 3 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 65 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 8 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 4 |
| Number of Hogs | 1,655 |
| Number of Horses | 710 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 34 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 77 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 1,515 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 755 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 7 |
| Number of Sheep | 4,138 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 14 |
| Number of Tanterries | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 68 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 4,793 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 11,610 |
| Other Denominations | 14 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 600 |
| Pounds of Butter | 19,965 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 2,882 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 348 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 118 |
| Roman Catholics | 1,300 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 2,356 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003005— 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 24, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-24-pe002008-1871/.