Township 38, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 38 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 946. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259909. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.353°N, 62.801°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 38 had a population of 946.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 946 |
| 1881 | 978 |
| 1891 | 975 |
| 1901 | 845 |
| 1911 | 804 |
| 1921 | 719 |
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 (1.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township 38 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 946 total population, 251 married persons, 151 families. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 471 persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated, 695 single persons, 2 persons married, 14 births — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Age structure (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 69 males aged under 5, 166 males aged 5 to 16, 56 males aged 16 to 21, 108 males aged 21 to 45, 51 males aged 45 to 60, 39 males over 60, 64 females aged 0 to 5, 114 females aged 5 to 16, 80 females aged 16 to 21, 129 females aged 21-45, 48 females aged 45-60, 22 females over 60 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1871). This community's record includes 42 persons originating in Ireland, 8 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 7 persons originating in England, 2 persons originating in the British Provinces, 884 persons originating in Prince Edward Island — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 69 members of the Church of England, 244 members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces, 632 Roman Catholics, 1 members of other denominations — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 1 churches, 4 schoolhouses — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 33,415 bushels of potatoes, 25,141 bushels of oats, 8,106 pounds of homemade butter, 2,261 bushels of wheat, 2,258 bushels of turnips, 1,560 sheep, 1,135 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,026 bushels of barley, 770 swine, 377 tons of hay, 256 horses, 210 bushels of buckwheat, 6 bushels of beans, 3 bushels of peas. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 13,527 acres of farmland owned, 988 acres of farmland rented, 43 persons holding farmland of first quality, 94 persons holding farmland of second quality, 13 persons holding farmland of third quality, 3,545 acres of farmland in arable land, 69 bushels of timothy grass seed, $£6 s0 d0 value apples and other fruits, 1 farming mills, 2 hay mowing machines, 1 hay-making machines, 36 threshing machines, 571 cattle — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Manufacturing & industry (1871). This community's record includes 1,573 yards of fulled cloth, 1 grist mills. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 2 stamping machines, 165 carts, trucks, and truck-wagons, 256 riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds, 4,174 yards of not-fulled cloth, 4 fulling and dressing mills, 4 steam engines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1871). This community's record includes 103 barrels of herring or alewives, 21 barrels of mackerel, 15 fishing boats. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 4 quintals of codfish or hake, 150 fishing barrels, 1 cooper's shops, $£47 s0 d0 value salmon — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1871). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259909
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_38,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_38_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
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 38, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-38-pe003006-1871/.