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 administrative centroid was at approximately 46.392°N, 62.659°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 40 had a population of 887. Population density was 27.2 people per square mile.
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 185 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 | 25 |
| Number of blind persons | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb persons | 3 |
| Number of families | 140 |
| Number of insane persons | 2 |
| Number of married persons | 256 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 3 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 433 |
| Number of single persons | 631 |
| POP TOT | 887 |
| Total population | 887 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 67 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 83 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 119 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 43 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 99 |
| Number of females over 60 | 20 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 54 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 130 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 44 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 126 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 69 |
| Number of males over 60 | 33 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 7 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 15 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 42 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 735 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 25 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 63 |
Religion (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 4 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 2 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 46 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 36 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 390 |
| Number of Methodists | 37 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 372 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 3 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 3 |
Agriculture (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 4,097 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 11,424 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 898 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,035 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,882 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 14.50 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,260 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,345 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 2,794 |
| Number of cattle | 651 |
| Number of farming mills | 16 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 12 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 6 |
| Number of horses | 241 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 7 |
| Number of other machines | 6 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 30 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 66 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 40 |
| Number of sheep | 1,288 |
| Number of swine | 756 |
| Number of threshing machines | 12 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 850 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 489 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,711 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 446 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £42 s2 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of brick kilns | 1 |
| Number of bricks produced in the past year | 60,000 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 148 |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs | 1 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 239 |
| Number of sewing machines | 2 |
| Number of stamping machines | 3 |
| Number of steam engines | 2 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,111 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 3,009 |
Fisheries (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 3.50 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 18 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 25 |
| Number of fishing boats | 3 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 1 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 14 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 114 |
| Value of salmon produced in the past year | £3 s0 d0 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 2 |
Other recorded variables (93 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 42 2 6 |
| Baptists | 4 |
| Births during the past year | 25 |
| Blind | 1 |
| COUNTY | King's |
| Deaf and Dumb | 3 |
| Deaths during the past year | 2 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 83 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 119 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 43 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 99 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 67 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 20 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 25 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 36 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 54 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 130 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 44 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 126 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 69 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 33 |
| Married during the past year | 3 |
| Members of the Church of England | 46 |
| Methodists | 37 |
| NAME COUNTY | King's County |
| Native of British Provines | 63 |
| Native of England | 15 |
| Native of Ireland | 42 |
| Native of Other Countries | 7 |
| Native of PE Island | 735 |
| Native of Scotland | 25 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 898 |
| No acres of arable land | 4,097 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 433 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 11,424 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 3.50 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 18 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 3 |
| No of Brick Kilns | 1 |
| No of Bricks manufactured during the past year | 60,000 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 30,260 |
| No of bushels of barley | 2,035 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 300 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 13 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 112 |
| No of bushels of oats | 30,882 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 62 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 1,345 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 2,794 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 14.50 |
| No of Families | 140 |
| No of Grist Mills | 2 |
| No of Insane | 2 |
| No of Married Persons | 256 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 14 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 30 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 66 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 40 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 1 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 2 |
| No of Single Persons | 631 |
| No of Steam Engines for mechanical purposes | 2 |
| No of tons Hay | 446 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 33 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 49 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 489 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 17 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 148 |
| Number of Churches | 3 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 16 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 1 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 6 |
| Number of Hogs | 756 |
| Number of Horses | 241 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 12 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 7 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 651 |
| Number of other useful machines | 6 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 239 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 3 |
| Number of Sheep | 1,288 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 3 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 12 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 1,111 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 3,009 |
| Other Denominations | 2 |
| Pounds of Butter | 7,711 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 850 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 390 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 114 |
| Roman Catholics | 372 |
| Salmon Value | 3 0 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 887 |
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: 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 40, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-40-pe003008-1871/.