Township 49, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 49 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,661. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.220°N, 62.896°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 49 had a population of 1,661. Population density was 43.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,661 |
| 1881 | 1,731 |
| 1891 | 1,543 |
| 1901 | 1,399 |
| 1911 | 1,175 |
| 1921 | 1,066 |
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 (1.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township 49 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 185 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 | 40 |
| Number of families | 240 |
| Number of insane persons | 1 |
| Number of married persons | 436 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 8 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 537 |
| Number of single persons | 1,225 |
| POP TOT | 1,661 |
| Total population | 1,661 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 142 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 138 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 223 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 75 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 227 |
| Number of females over 60 | 59 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 96 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 209 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 82 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 250 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 108 |
| Number of males over 60 | 52 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 13 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 14 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 96 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,480 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 19 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 39 |
Religion (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 127 |
| Number of Bible Christians | 29 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 47 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 289 |
| Number of Methodists | 316 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 831 |
| Number of Universalists | 22 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 5 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 6 |
Agriculture (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 211 |
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 609 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 202 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 10,679 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 19,039 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 707 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,915 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 601 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 86,767 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10.75 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 84,680 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 360 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,965 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 4,911 |
| Number of cattle | 1,242 |
| Number of farming mills | 31 |
| Number of hay elevators | 4 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 41 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 52 |
| Number of horses | 509 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 35 |
| Number of other machines | 76 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 101 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 84 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 39 |
| Number of sheep | 3,054 |
| Number of swine | 903 |
| Number of threshing machines | 33 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,416 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 657 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,257 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,739 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £178 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year | 15 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 299 |
| Number of fulling and dressing mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of lime kilns | 2 |
| Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs | 4 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 571 |
| Number of saw mills | 6 |
| Number of sewing machines | 9 |
| Number of stamping machines | 5 |
| Number of tanneries | 1 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 4,000 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,167 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 8,183 |
Fisheries (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 110 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 36 |
| Number of fishing boats | 9 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 6 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 8 |
Other recorded variables (93 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 178 0 0 |
| Baptists | 127 |
| Bible Christians | 29 |
| Births during the past year | 40 |
| COUNTY | Queen's |
| Deaths during the past year | 8 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 138 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 223 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 75 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 227 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 142 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 59 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 289 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 96 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 209 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 82 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 250 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 108 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 52 |
| Married during the past year | 8 |
| Members of the Church of England | 47 |
| Methodists | 316 |
| NAME COUNTY | Queen's County |
| Native of British Provines | 39 |
| Native of England | 14 |
| Native of Ireland | 96 |
| Native of Other Countries | 13 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,480 |
| Native of Scotland | 19 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 707 |
| No acres of arable land | 10,679 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 537 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 202 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 19,039 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 110 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 36 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 9 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 84,680 |
| No of bushels of barley | 2,915 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 601 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 17 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 12 |
| No of bushels of oats | 86,767 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 360 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 15,965 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 4,911 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 176 |
| No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year | 15 |
| No of Families | 240 |
| No of Fulling and dressing Mills | 1 |
| No of Grist Mills | 3 |
| No of Insane | 1 |
| No of Lime Manufactured | 2 |
| No of Married Persons | 436 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 6 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 101 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 84 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 39 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 4 |
| No of Saw Mills | 6 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 9 |
| No of Single Persons | 1,225 |
| No of tons Hay | 1,739 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 211 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 609 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 27 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 657 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 10.75 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 299 |
| Number of Churches | 5 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 31 |
| Number of Hay Elevators | 4 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 52 |
| Number of Hogs | 903 |
| Number of Horses | 509 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 41 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 35 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 1,242 |
| Number of other useful machines | 76 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 571 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 6 |
| Number of Sheep | 3,054 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 5 |
| Number of Tanterries | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 33 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 2,167 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 8,183 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 4,000 |
| Pounds of Butter | 24,257 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 2,416 |
| Roman Catholics | 831 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,661 |
| Universalists | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003016— 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 49, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-49-pe002018-1871/.