Township 66, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)
Township 66 was a census subdivision in King's County, Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.207°N, 62.756°W.
Population
In 1881, Township 66 had a population of 399: 179 male and 220 female residents. Population density was 42.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 375 |
| 1881 | 399 |
| 1891 | 345 |
| 1901 | 328 |
| 1911 | 178 |
| 1921 | 246 |
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 66 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 | 62 |
| Number of families | 62 |
| Number of females | 220 |
| Number of males | 179 |
| Number of married females | 48 |
| Number of married males | 46 |
| Number of married persons | 94 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP TOT | 399 |
| Total population | 399 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 161 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 127 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 288 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 60 |
| Number of occupied houses | 60 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 731 |
| Acres of potatoes | 237 |
| Acres of wheat | 191 |
| BAR BU | 107 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,957 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,250 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,186 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,316 |
| BWT BU | 130 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 731 |
| HAY TONS | 747 |
| OAT BU | 20,957 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 19 |
| POT AC | 237 |
| POT BU | 37,250 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 747 |
| WHT AC | 191 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,186 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 161 |
| C UNMD M | 127 |
| C UNMD TOT | 288 |
| CD NAME | King's |
| D OCC | 60 |
| FEMALE | 220 |
| GRA BU | 111 |
| H INHAB | 60 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 179 |
| MD F | 48 |
| MD M | 46 |
| MD TOT | 94 |
| NUMBER CD | 3 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 44 |
| TUR BU | 5,316 |
| WID F | 11 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001021— 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 66, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-66-pe003017-1881/.