Township 59, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 59 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,604. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259939. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.138°N, 62.633°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 59 had a population of 1,604.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,604 |
| 1881 | 1,782 |
| 1891 | 1,786 |
| 1901 | 1,604 |
| 1911 | 1,334 |
| 1921 | 824 |
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 59 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 95 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,604 total population, 409 married persons, 238 families. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 4 blind persons, 851 persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated, 1,195 single persons, 4 insane persons, 9 persons married, 33 births — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Age structure (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 108 males aged under 5, 211 males aged 5 to 16, 145 males aged 16 to 21, 225 males aged 21 to 45, 99 males aged 45 to 60, 39 males over 60, 95 females aged 0 to 5, 213 females aged 5 to 16, 135 females aged 16 to 21, 207 females aged 21-45, 96 females aged 45-60, 31 females over 60 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1871). This community's record includes 251 persons originating in Scotland, 12 persons originating in all other places, 7 persons originating in Ireland, 2 Indigenous females, 2 Indigenous males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 18 persons originating in England, 73 persons originating in the British Provinces, 1,243 persons originating in Prince Edward Island — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 72 members of the Church of England, 835 members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces, 121 members of the Kirk of Scotland, 166 Roman Catholics, 163 Methodists, 159 Baptists, 79 Bible Christians, 9 Universalists — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 1 churches, 6 schoolhouses — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 60,418 bushels of potatoes, 42,263 bushels of oats, 9,077 pounds of homemade butter, 4,112 bushels of wheat, 3,869 bushels of turnips, 2,505 sheep, 1,159 bushels of barley, 747 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 590 swine, 564 tons of hay, 429 bushels of buckwheat, 331 horses, 32 bushels of winter wheat, 5 bushels of other root crops, 4 bushels of peas, 3 bushels of beans. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 16,164 acres of farmland owned, 71 persons holding farmland of first quality, 134 persons holding farmland of second quality, 6,022 acres of farmland in arable land, 13 bushels of clover seed, 53 bushels of timothy grass seed, $£245 s0 d0 value apples and other fruits, 363 pounds of flax, 206 acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure, 314 acres of farmland fertilized with lime, 1 farming mills, 10 hay mowing machines, 1 hay-making machines, 22 mud-digging machines, 10 other machines, 14 threshing machines, 960 cattle — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Manufacturing & industry (1871). This community's record includes 3,664 yards of fulled cloth, 5 saw mills, 3 grist mills. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 1 flax manufactories, 2 stamping machines, 188 carts, trucks, and truck-wagons, 361 riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds, 4,849 yards of not-fulled cloth, 3 shingle and lath mills, 12 lime kilns, 2,800 barrels of lime, 66 carriages and sleighs, 3 sewing machines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1871). This community's record includes 80 gallons of fish oil, 23 barrels of mackerel, 16 barrels of herring or alewives, 4 fishing boats. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 2 fishing establishments, 90 quintals of codfish or hake, 8 men employed in fishing, 30 fishing barrels, 30 pounds of hake sounds cured — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1871). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Wightman | 1806–1887 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001017_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259939
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_59,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_59_(%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 59, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-59-pe003017-1871/.