Township 67, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 67 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,435. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.329°N, 63.475°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 67 had a population of 1,435. Population density was 53.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,435 |
| 1881 | 1,797 |
| 1891 | 1,853 |
| 1901 | 1,525 |
| 1911 | 1,318 |
| 1921 | 1,167 |
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 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township 67 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 45 |
| Number of blind persons | 1 |
| Number of families | 218 |
| Number of insane persons | 1 |
| Number of married persons | 367 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 7 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 1,117 |
| Number of single persons | 1,068 |
| POP TOT | 1,435 |
| Total population | 1,435 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 132 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 93 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 203 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 58 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 185 |
| Number of females over 60 | 24 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 85 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 205 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 48 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 234 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 125 |
| Number of males over 60 | 43 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in England | 6 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 55 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,119 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 241 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 14 |
Religion (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 46 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 13 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 92 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 89 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 876 |
| Number of Methodists | 80 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 239 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 4 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 7 |
Agriculture (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 182.50 |
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 102 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 492 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 9,609 |
| Acres of farmland neither owned nor rented | 150 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 12,224 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 10,692 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,176 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,918 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 11.50 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 70,194 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 53,885 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 118.50 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,097 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 3,805 |
| Number of cattle | 1,186 |
| Number of farming mills | 30 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 14 |
| Number of horses | 433 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 2 |
| Number of other machines | 11 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 30 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 198 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 2,795 |
| Number of swine | 1,099 |
| Number of threshing machines | 28 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 613 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 633 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,073 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 793 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £33 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 226 |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 426 |
| Number of saw mills | 6 |
| Number of sewing machines | 8 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 4 |
| Number of stamping machines | 1 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 9,985 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 3,384 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 7,783 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 15 |
Other recorded variables (82 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 33 0 0 |
| Baptists | 46 |
| Births during the past year | 45 |
| Blind | 1 |
| COUNTY | Queen's |
| Deaths during the past year | 15 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 93 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 203 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 58 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 185 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 132 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 24 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 89 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 85 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 205 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 48 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 234 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 125 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 43 |
| Married during the past year | 7 |
| Members of the Church of England | 92 |
| Methodists | 80 |
| NAME COUNTY | Queen's County |
| Native of British Provines | 14 |
| Native of England | 6 |
| Native of Ireland | 55 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,119 |
| Native of Scotland | 241 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 10,692 |
| No acres of arable land | 9,609 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 1,117 |
| No of acres held as occupants being neither freeholders nor leaseholders | 150 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 492 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 12,224 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 53,885 |
| No of bushels of barley | 1,176 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 2,918 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 11.50 |
| No of bushels of oats | 70,194 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 118.50 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 6,097 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 3,805 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 67 |
| No of Families | 218 |
| No of Grist Mills | 2 |
| No of Insane | 1 |
| No of Married Persons | 367 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 30 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 198 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 4 |
| No of Saw Mills | 6 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 8 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 4 |
| No of Single Persons | 1,068 |
| No of tons Hay | 793 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 182.50 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 102 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 6 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 633 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 226 |
| Number of Churches | 4 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 30 |
| Number of Hogs | 1,099 |
| Number of Horses | 433 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 14 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 2 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 1,186 |
| Number of other useful machines | 11 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 426 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 7 |
| Number of Sheep | 2,795 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 28 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 3,384 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 7,783 |
| Other Denominations | 13 |
| Pounds of Butter | 16,073 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 613 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 876 |
| Roman Catholics | 239 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,435 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 9,985 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003023— 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 67, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-67-pe002006-1871/.