Township 48, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 48 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,412. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.238°N, 63.000°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 48 had a population of 1,412. Population density was 37.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,412 |
| 1881 | 1,506 |
| 1891 | 1,355 |
| 1901 | 1,237 |
| 1911 | 1,061 |
| 1921 | 1,059 |
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 48 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 179 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 23 |
| Number of blind persons | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb persons | 1 |
| Number of families | 214 |
| Number of married persons | 367 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 13 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 632 |
| Number of single persons | 1,045 |
| POP TOT | 1,412 |
| Total population | 1,412 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 74 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 125 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 195 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 70 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 191 |
| Number of females over 60 | 30 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 126 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 166 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 98 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 204 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 96 |
| Number of males over 60 | 37 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Indigenous females | 12 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 9 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 26 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 59 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,268 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 37 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 21 |
Religion (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 287 |
| Number of Bible Christians | 6 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 38 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 328 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 47 |
| Number of Methodists | 318 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 388 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 2 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 4 |
Agriculture (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 14 |
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 415 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 130 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 9,014 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 5,721 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 10,857 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,352 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 383 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 65,261 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 73,489 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 197 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,365 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 5,928 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| Number of cattle | 895 |
| Number of farming mills | 40 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 33 |
| Number of horses | 372 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 28 |
| Number of other machines | 1 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 28 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 92 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 50 |
| Number of sheep | 3,162 |
| Number of swine | 474 |
| Number of threshing machines | 23 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,836 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,353 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,400 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £102 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of lime produced in the past year | 500 |
| Number of brick kilns | 7 |
| Number of bricks produced in the past year | 1,280,000 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 303 |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of lime kilns | 2 |
| Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs | 9 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 227 |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of sewing machines | 11 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 1 |
| Number of stamping machines | 2 |
| Number of tanneries | 2 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 6,000 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 8,337 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,808 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 4,581 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 2 |
Other recorded variables (90 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 102 0 0 |
| Baptists | 287 |
| Barrels of Limes manufactured during the past years | 500 |
| Bible Christians | 6 |
| Births during the past year | 23 |
| Blind | 1 |
| COUNTY | Queen's |
| Deaf and Dumb | 1 |
| Deaths during the past year | 2 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 125 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 195 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 70 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 191 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 74 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 30 |
| Indian Females | 12 |
| Indian Males | 9 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 328 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 126 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 166 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 98 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 204 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 96 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 37 |
| Married during the past year | 13 |
| Members of the Church of England | 38 |
| Methodists | 318 |
| NAME COUNTY | Queen's County |
| Native of British Provines | 21 |
| Native of England | 26 |
| Native of Ireland | 59 |
| Native of Other Countries | 1 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,268 |
| Native of Scotland | 37 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 10,857 |
| No acres of arable land | 9,014 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 632 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 130 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 5,721 |
| No of Brick Kilns | 7 |
| No of Bricks manufactured during the past year | 1,280,000 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 73,489 |
| No of bushels of barley | 2,352 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 383 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 17 |
| No of bushels of oats | 65,261 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 197 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 10,365 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 5,928 |
| No of bushels of winter wheat | 8 |
| No of Carding Mills | 2 |
| No of Families | 214 |
| No of Grist Mills | 3 |
| No of Lime Manufactured | 2 |
| No of Married Persons | 367 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 28 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 92 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 50 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 9 |
| No of Saw Mills | 3 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 11 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 1 |
| No of Single Persons | 1,045 |
| No of tons Hay | 1,400 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 14 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 415 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 303 |
| Number of Churches | 2 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 40 |
| Number of Hogs | 474 |
| Number of Horses | 372 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 33 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 28 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 895 |
| Number of other useful machines | 1 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 227 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 4 |
| Number of Sheep | 3,162 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 2 |
| Number of Tanterries | 2 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 23 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 2,808 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 4,581 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 6,000 |
| Pounds of Butter | 17,353 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 3,836 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 47 |
| Roman Catholics | 388 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,412 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 8,337 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003015— 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 48, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-48-pe002017-1871/.