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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q2387798. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.221°N, 62.722°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 51 had a population of 1,093.
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 89 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,093 total population, 278 married persons, 170 families. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 1 deaf and dumb persons, 613 persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated, 815 single persons, 3 insane persons, 14 persons married, 27 births — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Age structure (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 76 males aged under 5, 159 males aged 5 to 16, 65 males aged 16 to 21, 141 males aged 21 to 45, 48 males aged 45 to 60, 47 males over 60, 76 females aged 0 to 5, 161 females aged 5 to 16, 71 females aged 16 to 21, 156 females aged 21-45, 64 females aged 45-60, 29 females over 60 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1871). This community's record includes 767 persons originating in Scotland, 23 persons originating in all other places, 4 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 2,282 persons originating in England, 83 persons originating in the British Provinces, 117 persons originating in Prince Edward Island — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 10 members of the Church of England, 127 members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces, 200 members of the Kirk of Scotland, 520 Roman Catholics, 64 Methodists, 154 Baptists, 11 Bible Christians, 7 members of other denominations — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 864 churches, 2 schoolhouses — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 60,516 bushels of potatoes, 53,693 bushels of oats, 2,223 bushels of wheat, 1,745 horses, 1,698 bushels of turnips, 972 bushels of barley, 912 swine, 664 bushels of peas, 569 bushels of buckwheat, 333 sheep, 93 pounds of homemade butter, 57 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 21 bushels of winter wheat, 20 bushels of other root crops, 1 pounds of tobacco, 0 bushels of beans, 0 tons of hay. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 16,058 acres of farmland owned, 199 acres of farmland rented, 116 persons holding farmland of first quality, 38 persons holding farmland of second quality, 10 persons holding farmland of third quality, 7,097 acres of farmland in arable land, 9 bushels of clover seed, 133 bushels of timothy grass seed, $£10 s0 d0 value apples and other fruits, 5 bushels of vetches, 2 pounds of flax, 1,196 acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure, 1,922 farming mills, 12,728 hay mowing machines, 19 hay-making machines, 5 hay elevators, 8 mud-digging machines, 2,648 threshing machines, 15 cattle — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Manufacturing & industry (1871). This community's record includes 189 yards of fulled cloth, 4 tanneries, 1 saw mills. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 22 stamping machines, 10 carts, trucks, and truck-wagons, 3 riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds, 332 yards of not-fulled cloth, 2 breweries and distilleries, 2 shingle and lath mills, 2 lime kilns, 3 brick kilns, 300 bricks, 4 cloth factories — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1871). This community's record includes 6 gallons of fish oil. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 400 fishing establishments — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1871). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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: Q2387798
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_51,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_51_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
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/.