Township 52, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 52 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,044. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.244°N, 62.673°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 52 had a population of 1,044. Population density was 31.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,044 |
| 1881 | 1,205 |
| 1891 | 1,429 |
| 1901 | 1,055 |
| 1911 | 1,156 |
| 1921 | 1,076 |
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 52 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 10 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 33 |
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of married persons | 296 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 9 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 502 |
| Number of single persons | 748 |
| POP TOT | 1,044 |
| Total population | 1,044 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 63 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 51 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 159 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 51 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 138 |
| Number of females over 60 | 34 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 50 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 139 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 52 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 189 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 79 |
| Number of males over 60 | 39 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 33 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 1,683 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 14 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 17 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 697 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 126 |
Religion (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 130 |
| Number of Bible Christians | 24 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 24 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 17 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 289 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 185 |
| Number of Methodists | 26 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 349 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 854 |
Agriculture (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 409 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 5,229 |
| Acres of farmland neither owned nor rented | 1,105 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 13,432 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 950 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,287 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 0 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 719 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,933 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,784 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 54,190 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,268 |
| Bushels of vetches produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 1,658 |
| Number of cattle | 10 |
| Number of farming mills | 2,275 |
| Number of hay elevators | 1 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 7,250 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 4 |
| Number of horses | 4,519 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 6 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 145 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 269 |
| Number of swine | 767 |
| Number of threshing machines | 2,116 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 99 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 6 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 116 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £16 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of breweries and distilleries | 5 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 10 |
| Number of fulling and dressing mills | 2 |
| Number of lime kilns | 5 |
| Number of saw mills | 4 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 8 |
| Number of stamping machines | 10 |
| Number of steam engines | 2 |
| Number of tanneries | 5 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 177 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 152 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of fishing establishments | 4,800 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 20 |
Other recorded variables (85 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 16 10 0 |
| Baptists | 130 |
| Bible Christians | 24 |
| Births during the past year | 33 |
| COUNTY | King's |
| Deaths during the past year | 20 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 51 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 159 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 51 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 138 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 63 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 34 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 289 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 50 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 139 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 52 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 189 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 79 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 39 |
| Married during the past year | 9 |
| Members of the Church of England | 17 |
| Methodists | 26 |
| NAME COUNTY | King's County |
| Native of British Provines | 33 |
| Native of England | 14 |
| Native of Ireland | 17 |
| Native of PE Island | 854 |
| Native of Scotland | 126 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 950 |
| No acres of arable land | 5,229 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 502 |
| No of acres held as occupants being neither freeholders nor leaseholders | 1,105 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 13,432 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 54,190 |
| No of bushels of barley | 1,287 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 719 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 9 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 5 |
| No of bushels of oats | 33,933 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 66 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 2,268 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 1,658 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 11 |
| No of Carding Mills | 2 |
| No of Families | 180 |
| No of Fulling and dressing Mills | 2 |
| No of Grist Mills | 4 |
| No of Married Persons | 296 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 6 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 145 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 3 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 1 |
| No of Saw Mills | 8 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 5 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 5 |
| No of Single Persons | 748 |
| No of tons Hay | 4,784 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 116 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 99 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 16 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 409 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 6 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 177 |
| Number of Churches | 5 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 10 |
| Number of Hogs | 697 |
| Number of Horses | 269 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 4 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 10 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 767 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 152 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 5 |
| Number of Sheep | 1,683 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 1 |
| Number of Tanterries | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 10 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 2,116 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 4,519 |
| Other Denominations | 24 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 4,800 |
| Pounds of Butter | 7,250 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 2,275 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 185 |
| Roman Catholics | 349 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,044 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001012— 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 52, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-52-pe003013-1871/.