Township 52, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)
Township 52 was a census subdivision in King's County, Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,205. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.244°N, 62.673°W.
Population
In 1881, Township 52 had a population of 1,205: 623 male and 582 female residents. Population density was 36.4 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Township 52 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 222 |
| Number of families | 222 |
| Number of females | 582 |
| Number of males | 623 |
| Number of married females | 182 |
| Number of married males | 179 |
| Number of married persons | 361 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP TOT | 1,205 |
| Total population | 1,205 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 368 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 432 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 800 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 222 |
| Number of occupied houses | 222 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,781 |
| Acres of potatoes | 657 |
| Acres of wheat | 571 |
| BAR BU | 648 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 648 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 741 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,393 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 488 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 109,595 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,614 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,547 |
| BWT BU | 741 |
| HAY AC | 1,781 |
| HAY TONS | 2,029 |
| OAT BU | 39,393 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 657 |
| POT BU | 109,595 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,029 |
| WHT AC | 571 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,614 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 368 |
| C UNMD M | 432 |
| C UNMD TOT | 800 |
| CD NAME | King's |
| D OCC | 222 |
| FEMALE | 582 |
| GRA BU | 149 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 222 |
| MALE | 623 |
| MD F | 182 |
| MD M | 179 |
| MD TOT | 361 |
| NUMBER CD | 3 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 488 |
| TUR BU | 13,547 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003015— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-52-pe003015-1881/.