Township 51, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 51 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,093. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.221°N, 62.722°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 51 had a population of 1,093. Population density was 38.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,093 |
| 1881 | 1,106 |
| 1891 | 1,110 |
| 1901 | 1,007 |
| 1911 | 995 |
| 1921 | 785 |
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 51 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 180 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 | 27 |
| Number of deaf and dumb persons | 1 |
| Number of families | 170 |
| Number of insane persons | 3 |
| Number of married persons | 278 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 14 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 613 |
| Number of single persons | 815 |
| POP TOT | 1,093 |
| Total population | 1,093 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 76 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 71 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 156 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 64 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 161 |
| Number of females over 60 | 29 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 65 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 141 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 48 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 159 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 76 |
| Number of males over 60 | 47 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 23 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 2,282 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 117 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 767 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 83 |
Religion (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 154 |
| Number of Bible Christians | 11 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 7 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 10 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 200 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 127 |
| Number of Methodists | 64 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 520 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 864 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 2 |
Agriculture (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 1,196 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 7,097 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 16,058 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 199 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 972 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 0 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 569 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,693 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 664 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 60,516 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,698 |
| Bushels of vetches produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 2,223 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 21 |
| Number of cattle | 15 |
| Number of farming mills | 1,922 |
| Number of hay elevators | 5 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 12,728 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 19 |
| Number of horses | 1,745 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 8 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 116 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 38 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 333 |
| Number of swine | 912 |
| Number of threshing machines | 2,648 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 57 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 2 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 93 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 0 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £10 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of breweries and distilleries | 2 |
| Number of brick kilns | 3 |
| Number of bricks produced in the past year | 300 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 10 |
| Number of cloth factories | 4 |
| Number of lime kilns | 2 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 3 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 2 |
| Number of stamping machines | 22 |
| Number of tanneries | 4 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 189 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 332 |
Fisheries (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 6 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 400 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 15 |
Other recorded variables (90 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 10 0 0 |
| Baptists | 154 |
| Barrels of Limes manufactured during the past years | 300 |
| Bible Christians | 11 |
| Births during the past year | 27 |
| COUNTY | King's |
| Deaf and Dumb | 1 |
| Deaths during the past year | 15 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 71 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 156 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 64 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 161 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 76 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 29 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 200 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 65 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 141 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 48 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 159 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 76 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 47 |
| Married during the past year | 14 |
| Members of the Church of England | 10 |
| Methodists | 64 |
| NAME COUNTY | King's County |
| Native of British Provines | 23 |
| Native of England | 4 |
| Native of Ireland | 117 |
| Native of Other Countries | 2 |
| Native of PE Island | 864 |
| Native of Scotland | 83 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 199 |
| No acres of arable land | 7,097 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 613 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 16,058 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 60,516 |
| No of bushels of barley | 972 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 569 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 9 |
| No of bushels of oats | 53,693 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 133 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 1,698 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 2,223 |
| No of bushels of winter wheat | 21 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 20 |
| No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year | 4 |
| No of Families | 170 |
| No of Grist Mills | 1 |
| No of Insane | 3 |
| No of Lime Manufactured | 3 |
| No of Married Persons | 278 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 116 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 38 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 10 |
| No of Saw Mills | 2 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 1 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 2 |
| No of Single Persons | 815 |
| No of tons Hay | 664 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 93 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 57 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 5 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 1,196 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 2 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 189 |
| Number of Churches | 2 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 22 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 8 |
| Number of Hogs | 767 |
| Number of Horses | 333 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 19 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 10 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 912 |
| Number of other useful machines | 3 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 332 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 4 |
| Number of Sheep | 2,282 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 5 |
| Number of Tanterries | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 15 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 2,648 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 1,745 |
| Other Denominations | 7 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 400 |
| Pounds of Butter | 12,728 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 1,922 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 127 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 6 |
| Roman Catholics | 520 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,093 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001011— 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 51, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-51-pe003012-1871/.