Township 40, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 40 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 887. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.392°N, 62.659°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 40 had a population of 887.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 887 |
| 1881 | 991 |
| 1891 | 1,026 |
| 1901 | 1,509 |
| 1911 | 951 |
| 1921 | 937 |
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 40 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 91 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 887 total population, 256 married persons, 140 families. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 3 deaf and dumb persons, 1 blind persons, 433 persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated, 631 single persons, 2 insane persons, 3 persons married, 25 births — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Age structure (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 69 males aged under 5, 126 males aged 5 to 16, 54 males aged 16 to 21, 130 males aged 21 to 45, 44 males aged 45 to 60, 33 males over 60, 67 females aged 0 to 5, 99 females aged 5 to 16, 83 females aged 16 to 21, 119 females aged 21-45, 43 females aged 45-60, 20 females over 60 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1871). This community's record includes 42 persons originating in Ireland, 25 persons originating in Scotland, 7 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 15 persons originating in England, 63 persons originating in the British Provinces, 735 persons originating in Prince Edward Island — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 46 members of the Church of England, 390 members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces, 36 members of the Kirk of Scotland, 372 Roman Catholics, 37 Methodists, 4 Baptists, 2 members of other denominations — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 3 churches, 3 schoolhouses — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 30,882 bushels of oats, 30,260 bushels of potatoes, 7,711 pounds of homemade butter, 2,794 bushels of wheat, 2,035 bushels of barley, 1,345 bushels of turnips, 1,288 sheep, 850 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 756 swine, 446 tons of hay, 300 bushels of buckwheat, 241 horses, 112 bushels of corn, 49 bushels of beans, 17 bushels of peas, 14.50 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 11,424 acres of farmland owned, 898 acres of farmland rented, 30 persons holding farmland of first quality, 66 persons holding farmland of second quality, 40 persons holding farmland of third quality, 4,097 acres of farmland in arable land, 13 bushels of clover seed, 62 bushels of timothy grass seed, $£42 s2 d0 value apples and other fruits, 489 pounds of flax, 33 acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure, 16 farming mills, 12 hay mowing machines, 6 hay-making machines, 7 mud-digging machines, 6 other machines, 12 threshing machines, 651 cattle — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Manufacturing & industry (1871). This community's record includes 1,111 yards of fulled cloth, 2 grist mills. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 3 stamping machines, 148 carts, trucks, and truck-wagons, 239 riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds, 3,009 yards of not-fulled cloth, 2 steam engines, 1 brick kilns, 60,000 bricks, 2 sewing machines, 1 pianos, melodeons, and organs — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1871). This community's record includes 25 gallons of fish oil, 18 barrels of mackerel, 3.50 barrels of herring or alewives, 3 fishing boats. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 1 fishing establishments, 114 quintals of codfish or hake, 14 men employed in fishing, $£3 s0 d0 value salmon — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1871). This community's record includes 2 total number of deaths. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259913
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_40,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_40_(%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 40, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-40-pe003008-1871/.