Township 58, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 58 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,258. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259938. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.073°N, 62.840°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 58 had a population of 1,258.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,258 |
| 1881 | 1,343 |
| 1891 | 1,246 |
| 1901 | 954 |
| 1911 | 907 |
| 1921 | 746 |
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 58 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 10 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 32 |
| Number of families | 183 |
| Number of insane persons | 3 |
| Number of married persons | 372 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 7 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 849 |
| Number of single persons | 886 |
| POP TOT | 1,258 |
| Total population | 1,258 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 84 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 91 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 186 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 71 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 165 |
| Number of females over 60 | 48 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 69 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 159 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 65 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 167 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 105 |
| Number of males over 60 | 48 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in England | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 49 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,040 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 133 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 32 |
Religion (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 24 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 1 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 769 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 209 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 255 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 2 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 6 |
Agriculture (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 16 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 5,273 |
| Acres of farmland neither owned nor rented | 198 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 14,743 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 356 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 633 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,390 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,950 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,192 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 2,885 |
| Number of cattle | 829 |
| Number of farming mills | 13 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 3 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 9 |
| Number of horses | 292 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 1 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 28 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 84 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 71 |
| Number of sheep | 2,263 |
| Number of swine | 478 |
| Number of threshing machines | 13 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,331 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 988 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,438 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 408 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £30 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of lime produced in the past year | 600 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 161 |
| Number of fulling and dressing mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of lime kilns | 3 |
| Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs | 1 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 267 |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of sewing machines | 4 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 4 |
| Number of tanneries | 1 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 20 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 12,000 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,076 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 3,847 |
Fisheries (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 278 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 10 |
| Number of fishing boats | 18 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 55 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 15 |
Other recorded variables (86 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 30 0 0 |
| Baptists | 24 |
| Barrels of Limes manufactured during the past years | 600 |
| Births during the past year | 32 |
| COUNTY | Queen's |
| Deaths during the past year | 15 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 91 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 186 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 71 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 165 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 84 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 48 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 10 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 769 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 69 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 159 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 65 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 167 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 105 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 48 |
| Married during the past year | 7 |
| Members of the Church of England | 1 |
| NAME COUNTY | Queen's County |
| Native of British Provines | 32 |
| Native of England | 4 |
| Native of Ireland | 49 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,040 |
| Native of Scotland | 133 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 356 |
| No acres of arable land | 5,273 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 849 |
| No of acres held as occupants being neither freeholders nor leaseholders | 198 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 10 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 14,743 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 278 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 18 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 35,950 |
| No of bushels of barley | 633 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 128 |
| No of bushels of oats | 42,390 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 126 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 1,192 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 2,885 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 7 |
| No of Carding Mills | 1 |
| No of Families | 183 |
| No of Fulling and dressing Mills | 1 |
| No of Grist Mills | 3 |
| No of Insane | 3 |
| No of Lime Manufactured | 3 |
| No of Married Persons | 372 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 28 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 84 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 71 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 1 |
| No of Saw Mills | 3 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 4 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 4 |
| No of Single Persons | 886 |
| No of tons Hay | 408 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 16 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 988 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 161 |
| Number of Churches | 2 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 13 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 9 |
| Number of Hogs | 478 |
| Number of Horses | 292 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 3 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 1 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 829 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 267 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 6 |
| Number of Sheep | 2,263 |
| Number of Tanterries | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 13 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 2,076 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 3,847 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of Butter | 9,438 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 2,331 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 209 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 55 |
| Roman Catholics | 255 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,258 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 12,000 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259938
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 58, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-58-pe002021-1871/.