Township 41, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)
Township 41 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,261. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259914. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.409°N, 62.582°W.
Population
In 1881, Township 41 had a population of 1,261: 643 male and 618 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,077 |
| 1881 | 1,261 |
| 1891 | 1,199 |
| 1901 | 502 |
| 1911 | 919 |
| 1921 | 891 |
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 41 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,261 total population, 643 males, 618 females, 323 married persons, 200 families, 162 married females, 161 married males, 58 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 880 single persons under 18, 468 single males under 18, 412 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 200 inhabited houses, 200 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 92,942 bushels of potatoes, 33,039 bushels of oats, 5,995 bushels of spring wheat, 3,487 bushels of turnips, 2,628 bushels of barley, 1,351 tons of hay, 1,153 acres of hay crops, 524 acres of potatoes, 462 acres of wheat, 426 bushels of buckwheat, 125 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 30 bushels of peas and beans, 24 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 1,664 barrels of mackerel, 669 fathoms of fishing nets, 311 barrels of herring or alewives, 291 quintals of cod, 100 gallons of fish oil, 93 men on fishing boats, 32 fishing boats, 8 barrels of gaspareaux, 2 shoremen. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,261 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259914
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_41,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_41_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
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 41, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-41-pe003007-1881/.