Township 64, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 64 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,493. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.994°N, 62.578°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 64 had a population of 1,493. Population density was 39.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,493 |
| 1881 | 1,973 |
| 1891 | 1,920 |
| 1901 | 1,916 |
| 1911 | 1,829 |
| 1921 | 1,812 |
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 (1.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township 64 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 189 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 10 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 51 |
| Number of blind persons | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb persons | 3 |
| Number of families | 137 |
| Number of insane persons | 1 |
| Number of married persons | 477 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 15 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 785 |
| Number of single persons | 1,016 |
| POP TOT | 1,493 |
| Total population | 1,493 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 127 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 91 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 215 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 89 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 191 |
| Number of females over 60 | 35 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 79 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 180 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 69 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 235 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 122 |
| Number of males over 60 | 60 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 69 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,231 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 98 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 89 |
Religion (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 41 |
| Number of Bible Christians | 326 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 57 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 56 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 200 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 541 |
| Number of Methodists | 233 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 39 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 6 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 9 |
Agriculture (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 68 |
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 6,631 |
| Acres of farmland neither owned nor rented | 29 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 14,364 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 35 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,792 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 812 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 5.50 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,619 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 14.50 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 65,214 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,478 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 3,971 |
| Number of cattle | 1,022 |
| Number of farming mills | 27 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 5 |
| Number of horses | 348 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 15 |
| Number of other machines | 54 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 50 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 100 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 69 |
| Number of sheep | 2,627 |
| Number of swine | 645 |
| Number of threshing machines | 25 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 763 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 545 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,425 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,149 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £32 s7 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of lime produced in the past year | 561 |
| Number of breweries and distilleries | 1 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 277 |
| Number of lime kilns | 3 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 346 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 7,157 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,146 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 8,853 |
Fisheries (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 154 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 90 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 1,618 |
| Number of cooper's shops | 6 |
| Number of fishing barrels produced in the past year | 210 |
| Number of fishing boats | 41 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 1 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 99 |
| Pounds of hake sounds cured in the past year | 1,878 |
| Pounds of preserved shell and other fish produced during the past year | 5,000 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 414 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 14 |
Other recorded variables (95 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 31 7 0 |
| Baptists | 41 |
| Barrels of Limes manufactured during the past years | 561 |
| Bible Christians | 326 |
| Births during the past year | 51 |
| Blind | 1 |
| COUNTY | King's |
| Deaf and Dumb | 3 |
| Deaths during the past year | 14 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 91 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 215 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 89 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 191 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 127 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 35 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 1,618 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 200 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 79 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 180 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 69 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 235 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 122 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 60 |
| Married during the past year | 15 |
| Members of the Church of England | 56 |
| Methodists | 233 |
| NAME COUNTY | King's County |
| Native of British Provines | 89 |
| Native of England | 69 |
| Native of Ireland | 4 |
| Native of Other Countries | 2 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,231 |
| Native of Scotland | 98 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 35 |
| No acres of arable land | 6,631 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 785 |
| No of acres held as occupants being neither freeholders nor leaseholders | 29 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 14,364 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 154 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 90 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 41 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 65,214 |
| No of bushels of barley | 2,792 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 812 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 5.50 |
| No of bushels of oats | 34,619 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 107 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 1,478 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 3,971 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 74 |
| No of Coppers Shops | 6 |
| No of Families | 137 |
| No of Fish barrels manufactured during the past year | 210 |
| No of Insane | 1 |
| No of Lime Manufactured | 3 |
| No of Married Persons | 477 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 99 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 50 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 100 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 69 |
| No of Saw Mills | 1 |
| No of Single Persons | 1,016 |
| No of tons Hay | 1,149 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 68 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 31 |
| Number of Brewing and Distilling Establishments | 1 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 15 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 545 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 14.50 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 277 |
| Number of Churches | 6 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 27 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 1 |
| Number of Hogs | 645 |
| Number of Horses | 348 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 5 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 15 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 1,022 |
| Number of other useful machines | 54 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 346 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 9 |
| Number of Sheep | 2,627 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 25 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 2,146 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 8,853 |
| Other Denominations | 57 |
| Pounds of Butter | 11,425 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 763 |
| Pounds of Hake Sounds cured during the past year | 1,878 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 541 |
| Quantity of Preserved Shell and other fish prepared during the past year | 5,000 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 414 |
| Roman Catholics | 39 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,493 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 7,157 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001020— 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 64, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-64-pe003020-1871/.