Township 42, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 42 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.424°N, 62.489°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 42 had a population of 642. Population density was 17.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 642 |
| 1881 | 646 |
| 1891 | 655 |
| 1901 | 557 |
| 1911 | 446 |
| 1921 | 422 |
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 (1.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township 42 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 10 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 7 |
| Number of blind persons | 1 |
| Number of families | 102 |
| Number of married persons | 71 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 3 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 288 |
| Number of single persons | 571 |
| POP TOT | 652 |
| Total population | 642 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 35 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 38 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 135 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 40 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 64 |
| Number of females over 60 | 22 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 41 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 117 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 39 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 61 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 45 |
| Number of males over 60 | 15 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 6 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 17 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 605 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 8 |
Religion (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of members of other denominations | 2 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 2 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 10 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 628 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number or schoolhouses | 4 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 4,809 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 2,965 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 3,307 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 72 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,802 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 118 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,905 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,839 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 1,442 |
| Number of cattle | 620 |
| Number of farming mills | 11 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 2 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 1 |
| Number of horses | 218 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 99 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 1,089 |
| Number of swine | 634 |
| Number of threshing machines | 10 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 6,189 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 609 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,796 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 266 |
Manufacturing & industry (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 113 |
| Number of fulling and dressing mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 134 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 1 |
| Number of stamping machines | 1 |
| Number of steam engines | 1 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 963 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 933 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 164 |
Fisheries (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 6.50 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 34 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 20 |
| Number of fishing boats | 3 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 1 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 21 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 43 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 1 |
Other recorded variables (79 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Births during the past year | 7 |
| Blind | 1 |
| COUNTY | King's |
| Deaths during the past year | 1 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 38 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 135 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 40 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 64 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 35 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 22 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 20 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 41 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 117 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 39 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 61 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 45 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 15 |
| Married during the past year | 3 |
| Members of the Church of England | 2 |
| NAME COUNTY | King's County |
| Native of British Provines | 8 |
| Native of England | 3 |
| Native of Ireland | 17 |
| Native of Other Countries | 6 |
| Native of PE Island | 605 |
| Native of Scotland | 3 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 72 |
| No acres of arable land | 2,965 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 288 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 4,809 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 3,307 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 6.50 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 34 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 3 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 27,839 |
| No of bushels of barley | 2,802 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 118 |
| No of bushels of oats | 25,905 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 33 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 6 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 1,442 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 1 |
| No of Families | 102 |
| No of Fulling and dressing Mills | 1 |
| No of Grist Mills | 1 |
| No of Married Persons | 71 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 21 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 99 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 3 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 1 |
| No of Single Persons | 571 |
| No of Steam Engines for mechanical purposes | 1 |
| No of tons Hay | 266 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 1 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 609 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 3 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 113 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 11 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 1 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 1 |
| Number of Hogs | 634 |
| Number of Horses | 218 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 2 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 620 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 134 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 4 |
| Number of Sheep | 1,089 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 10 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 933 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 164 |
| Other Denominations | 2 |
| Pounds of Butter | 17,796 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 6,189 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 10 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 43 |
| Roman Catholics | 628 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 642 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 963 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001005— 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 42, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-42-pe003010-1871/.