Township 46, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 46 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 860. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.421°N, 62.184°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 46 had a population of 860. Population density was 26.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 860 |
| 1881 | 1,095 |
| 1891 | 1,075 |
| 1901 | 1,018 |
| 1911 | 972 |
| 1921 | 749 |
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 46 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 155 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 | 5 |
| Number of blind persons | 1 |
| Number of families | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 245 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 16 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 304 |
| Number of single persons | 615 |
| POP TOT | 860 |
| Total population | 860 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 43 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 51 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 156 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 45 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 106 |
| Number of females over 60 | 22 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 62 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 130 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 53 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 117 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 50 |
| Number of males over 60 | 25 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in England | 6 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 802 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 35 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 14 |
Religion (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 76 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 23 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 2 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 7 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 752 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number or schoolhouses | 5 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 112 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 2,334 |
| Acres of farmland neither owned nor rented | 2,996 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 4,650 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 3,942 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,527 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,826 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,859 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 17.50 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 1,064 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 83 |
| Number of cattle | 486 |
| Number of farming mills | 7 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 1 |
| Number of horses | 156 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 1 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 43 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 76 |
| Number of sheep | 916 |
| Number of swine | 397 |
| Number of threshing machines | 33 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,790 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 920 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,105 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 194 |
Manufacturing & industry (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 64 |
| Number of grist mills | 6 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 150 |
| Number of saw mills | 4 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 3 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 6,180 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 951 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 3,995 |
Fisheries (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 63 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 266 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 494 |
| Number of fishing boats | 39 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 4 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 26 |
| Pounds of hake sounds cured in the past year | 175 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 815 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 5 |
Other recorded variables (78 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Baptists | 76 |
| Births during the past year | 5 |
| Blind | 1 |
| COUNTY | King's |
| Deaths during the past year | 5 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 51 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 156 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 45 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 106 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 43 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 22 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 494 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 2 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 62 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 130 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 53 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 117 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 50 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 25 |
| Married during the past year | 16 |
| NAME COUNTY | King's County |
| Native of British Provines | 14 |
| Native of England | 6 |
| Native of Ireland | 3 |
| Native of PE Island | 802 |
| Native of Scotland | 35 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 3,942 |
| No acres of arable land | 2,334 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 304 |
| No of acres held as occupants being neither freeholders nor leaseholders | 2,996 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 112 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 4,650 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 63 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 266 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 39 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 20,859 |
| No of bushels of barley | 1,527 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 6 |
| No of bushels of oats | 20,826 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 17.50 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 40 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 1,064 |
| No of bushels of winter wheat | 83 |
| No of Carding Mills | 2 |
| No of Families | 147 |
| No of Grist Mills | 6 |
| No of Married Persons | 245 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 26 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 43 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 76 |
| No of Saw Mills | 4 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 3 |
| No of Single Persons | 615 |
| No of tons Hay | 194 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 920 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 64 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 7 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 4 |
| Number of Hogs | 397 |
| Number of Horses | 156 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 1 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 1 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 486 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 150 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 5 |
| Number of Sheep | 916 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 33 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 951 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 3,995 |
| Other Denominations | 23 |
| Pounds of Butter | 5,105 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 2,790 |
| Pounds of Hake Sounds cured during the past year | 175 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 7 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 815 |
| Roman Catholics | 752 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 860 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 6,180 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001009— 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 46, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-46-pe003004-1871/.