Year: 1871
| Province: Prince Edward Island
Township 27, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 27 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,269. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.298°N, 63.629°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 27 had a population of 1,269. Population density was 36.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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 27 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 35 |
| Number of families | 231 |
| Number of married persons | 430 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 4 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 402 |
| Number of single persons | 839 |
| POP TOT | 1,269 |
| Total population | 1,269 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 116 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 65 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 159 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 65 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 202 |
| Number of females over 60 | 48 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 58 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 148 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 66 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 181 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 113 |
| Number of males over 60 | 48 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 30 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 164 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,034 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 10 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 28 |
Religion (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of Baptists | 42 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 132 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 70 |
| Number of Methodists | 350 |
| Number of Quakers | 1 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 674 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of churches | 4 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 4 |
Agriculture (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 12.50 |
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 43.50 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 8,727 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 16,614 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 1,149 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,001 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,175 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 77,381 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 55,555 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,910 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 2,973 |
| Number of cattle | 1,116 |
| Number of farming mills | 40 |
| Number of hay elevators | 6 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 8 |
| Number of horses | 464 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 5 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 16 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 136 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 43 |
| Number of sheep | 2,521 |
| Number of swine | 668 |
| Number of threshing machines | 41 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 576 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 174 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,544 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 933 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £12 s5 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year | 12 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 233 |
| Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs | 4 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 388 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of sewing machines | 9 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,248 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 6,406 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 15 |
Other recorded variables (76 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 12 5 |
| Baptists | 42 |
| Births during the past year | 35 |
| COUNTY | Prince |
| Deaths during the past year | 15 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 65 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 159 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 65 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 202 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 116 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 48 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 132 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 58 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 148 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 66 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 181 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 113 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 48 |
| Married during the past year | 4 |
| Methodists | 350 |
| NAME COUNTY | Prince County |
| Native of British Provines | 28 |
| Native of England | 30 |
| Native of Ireland | 164 |
| Native of Other Countries | 3 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,034 |
| Native of Scotland | 10 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 1,149 |
| No acres of arable land | 8,727 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 402 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 16,614 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 55,555 |
| No of bushels of barley | 2,001 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 4,175 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 37 |
| No of bushels of oats | 77,381 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 74 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 1,910 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 2,973 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 19 |
| No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year | 12 |
| No of Families | 231 |
| No of Married Persons | 430 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 16 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 136 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 43 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 4 |
| No of Saw Mills | 1 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 9 |
| No of Single Persons | 839 |
| No of tons Hay | 933 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 12.50 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 43.50 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 2 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 174 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 233 |
| Number of Churches | 4 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 40 |
| Number of Hay Elevators | 6 |
| Number of Hogs | 668 |
| Number of Horses | 464 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 8 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 5 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 1,116 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 388 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 4 |
| Number of Sheep | 2,521 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 41 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 2,248 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 6,406 |
| Pounds of Butter | 23,544 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 576 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 70 |
| Quakers | 1 |
| Roman Catholics | 674 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,269 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001022 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002022 — 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 27, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-27-pe001022-1871/.