Township 32, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)
Township 32 was a census subdivision in Queen's County, Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,313. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.276°N, 63.214°W.
Population
In 1881, Township 32 had a population of 1,313: 664 male and 649 female residents. Population density was 42.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,276 |
| 1881 | 1,313 |
| 1891 | 1,214 |
| 1901 | 1,059 |
| 1911 | 922 |
| 1921 | 892 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Township 32 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 205 |
| Number of families | 205 |
| Number of females | 649 |
| Number of males | 664 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of married persons | 378 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP TOT | 1,313 |
| Total population | 1,313 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 439 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 454 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 893 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 205 |
| Number of occupied houses | 205 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,266 |
| Acres of potatoes | 789 |
| Acres of wheat | 746 |
| BAR BU | 3,061 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,061 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,196 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 224 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 77,730 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,126 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 134,115 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,669 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 49,487 |
| BWT BU | 1,196 |
| HAY AC | 3,266 |
| HAY TONS | 4,263 |
| OAT BU | 77,730 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 28 |
| POT AC | 789 |
| POT BU | 134,115 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,263 |
| WHT AC | 746 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,669 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 439 |
| C UNMD M | 454 |
| C UNMD TOT | 893 |
| CD NAME | Queen's |
| D OCC | 205 |
| FEMALE | 649 |
| GRA BU | 224 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 205 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 664 |
| MD F | 185 |
| MD M | 193 |
| MD TOT | 378 |
| NUMBER CD | 2 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,126 |
| TUR BU | 49,487 |
| WID F | 25 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003009— 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 1881 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 32, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-32-pe002010-1881/.