Township 43, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 43 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 917. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.396°N, 62.387°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 43 had a population of 917. Population density was 31.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 917 |
| 1881 | 1,076 |
| 1891 | 1,068 |
| 1901 | 649 |
| 1911 | 880 |
| 1921 | 920 |
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 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township 43 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 173 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 | 16 |
| Number of families | 183 |
| Number of insane persons | 4 |
| Number of married persons | 308 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 8 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 198 |
| Number of single persons | 609 |
| POP TOT | 917 |
| Total population | 917 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 62 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 41 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 152 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 42 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 109 |
| Number of females over 60 | 38 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 32 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 152 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 42 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 134 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 82 |
| Number of males over 60 | 31 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 9 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 10 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 866 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 8 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 22 |
Religion (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of members of the Church of England | 16 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 300 |
| Number of Methodists | 7 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 594 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 1 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 3 |
Agriculture (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 7.50 |
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 82.50 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 537 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 3,342 |
| Acres of farmland neither owned nor rented | 3,398 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 6,028 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 1,198 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,683 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 76.50 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 1.25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,297 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2.50 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,271 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,333 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 1,978 |
| Number of cattle | 770 |
| Number of farming mills | 10 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 4 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 6 |
| Number of horses | 275 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 9 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 52 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 59 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 1,404 |
| Number of swine | 882 |
| Number of threshing machines | 10 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,985 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 518 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,048 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 559 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £39 s10 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 203 |
| Number of fulling and dressing mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 300 |
| Number of sewing machines | 1 |
| Number of stamping machines | 1 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,681 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 4,838 |
Fisheries (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 4 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 161 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 104 |
| Number of fishing boats | 9 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 1 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 25 |
| Pounds of hake sounds cured in the past year | 24 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 201 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 6 |
Other recorded variables (87 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 39 10 0 |
| Births during the past year | 16 |
| COUNTY | King's |
| Deaths during the past year | 6 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 41 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 152 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 42 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 109 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 62 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 38 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 104 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 32 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 152 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 42 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 134 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 82 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 31 |
| Married during the past year | 8 |
| Members of the Church of England | 16 |
| Methodists | 7 |
| NAME COUNTY | King's County |
| Native of British Provines | 22 |
| Native of England | 2 |
| Native of Ireland | 10 |
| Native of Other Countries | 9 |
| Native of PE Island | 866 |
| Native of Scotland | 8 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 1,198 |
| No acres of arable land | 3,342 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 198 |
| No of acres held as occupants being neither freeholders nor leaseholders | 3,398 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 537 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 6,028 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 4 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 161 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 9 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 46,271 |
| No of bushels of barley | 3,683 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 76.50 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 1.25 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 71 |
| No of bushels of oats | 28,297 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 87 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 1,333 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 1,978 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 9 |
| No of Families | 183 |
| No of Fulling and dressing Mills | 1 |
| No of Grist Mills | 1 |
| No of Insane | 4 |
| No of Married Persons | 308 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 25 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 52 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 59 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 4 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 1 |
| No of Single Persons | 609 |
| No of tons Hay | 559 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 7.50 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 82.50 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 12 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 518 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 2.50 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 203 |
| Number of Churches | 1 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 10 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 1 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 6 |
| Number of Hogs | 882 |
| Number of Horses | 275 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 4 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 9 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 770 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 300 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 3 |
| Number of Sheep | 1,404 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 10 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 1,681 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 4,838 |
| Pounds of Butter | 10,048 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 4,985 |
| Pounds of Hake Sounds cured during the past year | 24 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 300 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 201 |
| Roman Catholics | 594 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 917 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001006— 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 43, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-43-pe003001-1871/.