Township 54, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 54 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 845. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259932. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.281°N, 62.551°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 54 had a population of 845.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 845 |
| 1881 | 915 |
| 1891 | 1,028 |
| 1901 | 828 |
| 1911 | 762 |
| 1921 | 735 |
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 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township 54 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 25 |
| Number of blind persons | 2 |
| Number of families | 130 |
| Number of married persons | 226 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 1 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 393 |
| Number of single persons | 619 |
| POP TOT | 845 |
| Total population | 845 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 68 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 55 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 117 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 46 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 106 |
| Number of females over 60 | 17 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 41 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 110 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 47 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 151 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 62 |
| Number of males over 60 | 25 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 29 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 1,123 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 6 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 9 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 356 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 75 |
Religion (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 17 |
| Number of Bible Christians | 1 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 8 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 26 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 103 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 38 |
| Number of Methodists | 28 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 624 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 726 |
Agriculture (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 114 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 2,158 |
| Acres of farmland neither owned nor rented | 50 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 11,224 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 44 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,612 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 0 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 339 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,321 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 234 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,850 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 850 |
| Bushels of vetches produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 546 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 19 |
| Number of cattle | 2 |
| Number of farming mills | 474 |
| Number of hay elevators | 1 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 4,491 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 1 |
| Number of horses | 2,894 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 2 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 25 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 77 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 40 |
| Number of sheep | 151 |
| Number of swine | 421 |
| Number of threshing machines | 977 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 31 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 15 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £10 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 1 |
| Number of lime kilns | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 2 |
| Number of stamping machines | 1 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 76 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 31 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 8 |
Other recorded variables (76 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 10 15 0 |
| Baptists | 17 |
| Bible Christians | 1 |
| Births during the past year | 25 |
| Blind | 2 |
| COUNTY | King's |
| Deaths during the past year | 8 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 55 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 117 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 46 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 106 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 68 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 17 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 103 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 41 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 110 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 47 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 151 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 62 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 25 |
| Married during the past year | 1 |
| Members of the Church of England | 26 |
| Methodists | 28 |
| NAME COUNTY | King's County |
| Native of British Provines | 29 |
| Native of England | 6 |
| Native of Ireland | 9 |
| Native of PE Island | 726 |
| Native of Scotland | 75 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 44 |
| No acres of arable land | 2,158 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 393 |
| No of acres held as occupants being neither freeholders nor leaseholders | 50 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 11,224 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 29,850 |
| No of bushels of barley | 1,612 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 339 |
| No of bushels of oats | 17,321 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 51 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 850 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 546 |
| No of bushels of winter wheat | 19 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 2 |
| No of Families | 130 |
| No of Grist Mills | 1 |
| No of Married Persons | 226 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 25 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 77 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 40 |
| No of Saw Mills | 2 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 1 |
| No of Single Persons | 619 |
| No of tons Hay | 234 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 31 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 37 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 114 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 76 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 1 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 2 |
| Number of Hogs | 356 |
| Number of Horses | 151 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 1 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 1 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 421 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 31 |
| Number of Sheep | 1,123 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 2 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 977 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 2,894 |
| Other Denominations | 8 |
| Pounds of Butter | 4,491 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 474 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 38 |
| Roman Catholics | 624 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 845 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259932
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 54, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-54-pe003015-1871/.