Township 45, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 45 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,622. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.410°N, 62.255°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 45 had a population of 1,622. Population density was 53.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,622 |
| 1881 | 2,079 |
| 1891 | 1,997 |
| 1901 | 1,995 |
| 1911 | 819 |
| 1921 | 727 |
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 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township 45 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 179 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 10 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 29 |
| Number of blind persons | 3 |
| Number of families | 260 |
| Number of insane persons | 3 |
| Number of married persons | 409 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 28 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 641 |
| Number of single persons | 1,213 |
| POP TOT | 1,622 |
| Total population | 1,622 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 84 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 121 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 275 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 77 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 183 |
| Number of females over 60 | 40 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 110 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 265 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 85 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 231 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 98 |
| Number of males over 60 | 53 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 18 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 33 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,442 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 48 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 76 |
Religion (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 49 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 12 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 33 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 40 |
| Number of Methodists | 20 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 1,468 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 1 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 8 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 460 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 6,095 |
| Acres of farmland neither owned nor rented | 140 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 20,199 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 385 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,121 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,155 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 53,591 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,159 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 2,491 |
| Number of cattle | 1,275 |
| Number of farming mills | 24 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 9 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 2 |
| Number of horses | 430 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 3 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 143 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 61 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 2,718 |
| Number of swine | 1,244 |
| Number of threshing machines | 24 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5,483 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 1,616 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,046 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 949 |
Manufacturing & industry (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of lime produced in the past year | 300 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 0 |
| Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year | 10 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 226 |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of lime kilns | 1 |
| Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs | 5 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 412 |
| Number of saw mills | 7 |
| Number of sewing machines | 3 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 6 |
| Number of stamping machines | 1 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,118 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 7,515 |
Fisheries (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 460 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 2,120 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 1,819 |
| Number of cooper's shops | 3 |
| Number of fishing barrels produced in the past year | 3,610 |
| Number of fishing boats | 87 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 20 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 31 |
| Pounds of hake sounds cured in the past year | 5,887 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 2,605 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 12 |
Other recorded variables (90 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Baptists | 49 |
| Barrels of Limes manufactured during the past years | 300 |
| Births during the past year | 29 |
| Blind | 3 |
| COUNTY | King's |
| Deaths during the past year | 12 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 121 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 275 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 77 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 183 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 84 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 40 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 1,819 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 110 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 265 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 85 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 231 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 98 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 53 |
| Married during the past year | 28 |
| Members of the Church of England | 33 |
| Methodists | 20 |
| NAME COUNTY | King's County |
| Native of British Provines | 76 |
| Native of England | 5 |
| Native of Ireland | 33 |
| Native of Other Countries | 18 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,442 |
| Native of Scotland | 48 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 385 |
| No acres of arable land | 6,095 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 641 |
| No of acres held as occupants being neither freeholders nor leaseholders | 140 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 460 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 20,199 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 460 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 2,120 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 87 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 53,591 |
| No of bushels of barley | 4,121 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 115 |
| No of bushels of oats | 53,155 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 110 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 1,159 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 2,491 |
| No of Carding Mills | 0 |
| No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year | 10 |
| No of Coppers Shops | 3 |
| No of Families | 260 |
| No of Fish barrels manufactured during the past year | 3,610 |
| No of Grist Mills | 2 |
| No of Insane | 3 |
| No of Lime Manufactured | 1 |
| No of Married Persons | 409 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 31 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 143 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 61 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 3 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 5 |
| No of Saw Mills | 7 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 3 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 6 |
| No of Single Persons | 1,213 |
| No of tons Hay | 949 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 1,616 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 226 |
| Number of Churches | 1 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 24 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 20 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 2 |
| Number of Hogs | 1,244 |
| Number of Horses | 430 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 9 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 3 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 1,275 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 412 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 8 |
| Number of Sheep | 2,718 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 24 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 2,118 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 7,515 |
| Other Denominations | 12 |
| Pounds of Butter | 15,046 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 5,483 |
| Pounds of Hake Sounds cured during the past year | 5,887 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 40 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 2,605 |
| Roman Catholics | 1,468 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,622 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001008— 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 45, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-45-pe003003-1871/.