Township 9, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 9 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 431. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.647°N, 64.185°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 9 had a population of 431. Population density was 13.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 431 |
| 1881 | 572 |
| 1891 | 727 |
| 1901 | 787 |
| 1911 | 776 |
| 1921 | 597 |
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 9 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 149 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 | 8 |
| Number of families | 67 |
| Number of insane persons | 1 |
| Number of married persons | 112 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 1 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 395 |
| Number of single persons | 319 |
| POP TOT | 431 |
| Total population | 431 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 26 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 36 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 55 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 16 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 72 |
| Number of females over 60 | 4 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 36 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 48 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 22 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 71 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 36 |
| Number of males over 60 | 9 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in England | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 413 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 8 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 4 |
Religion (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of members of the Church of England | 14 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 43 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 163 |
| Number of Methodists | 15 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 196 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 7 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 6 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 13 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 2,235 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 1,140 |
| Acres of farmland neither owned nor rented | 140 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 65 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 2,434 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 311 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 285 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,633 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,693 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 806 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 41 |
| Number of cattle | 187 |
| Number of farming mills | 1 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 1 |
| Number of horses | 80 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 4 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 23 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 371 |
| Number of swine | 176 |
| Number of threshing machines | 1 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 87 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,373 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 169 |
Manufacturing & industry (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 34 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 17 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 2,178 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 910 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,490 |
Fisheries (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 341 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 5 |
| Number of cooper's shops | 1 |
| Number of fishing barrels produced in the past year | 260 |
| Number of fishing boats | 13 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 1 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 1 |
Other recorded variables (75 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Births during the past year | 8 |
| COUNTY | Prince |
| Deaths during the past year | 1 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 36 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 55 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 16 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 72 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 26 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 4 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 43 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 36 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 48 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 22 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 71 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 36 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 9 |
| Married during the past year | 1 |
| Members of the Church of England | 14 |
| Methodists | 15 |
| NAME COUNTY | Prince County |
| Native of British Provines | 4 |
| Native of England | 3 |
| Native of Ireland | 3 |
| Native of PE Island | 413 |
| Native of Scotland | 8 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 2,434 |
| No acres of arable land | 1,140 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 395 |
| No of acres held as occupants being neither freeholders nor leaseholders | 140 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 2,235 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 65 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 341 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 5 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 13 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 9,693 |
| No of bushels of barley | 311 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 285 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 1 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 6 |
| No of bushels of oats | 4,633 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 72 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 806 |
| No of bushels of winter wheat | 41 |
| No of Coppers Shops | 1 |
| No of Families | 67 |
| No of Fish barrels manufactured during the past year | 260 |
| No of Insane | 1 |
| No of Married Persons | 112 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 23 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 41 |
| No of Saw Mills | 1 |
| No of Single Persons | 319 |
| No of tons Hay | 169 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 13 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 87 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 34 |
| Number of Churches | 7 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 1 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 1 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 1 |
| Number of Hogs | 176 |
| Number of Horses | 80 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 4 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 187 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 17 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 6 |
| Number of Sheep | 371 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 1 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 910 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 1,490 |
| Pounds of Butter | 3,373 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 163 |
| Roman Catholics | 196 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 431 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 2,178 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002009— 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 9, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-9-pe001009-1871/.