Township No. 10, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)
Township No. 10 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 381. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259865. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.639°N, 64.088°W.
Population
In 1881, Township No. 10 had a population of 381: 178 male and 203 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 376 |
| 1881 | 381 |
| 1891 | 440 |
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 No. 10 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 381 total population, 203 females, 178 males, 108 married persons, 64 families, 54 married females, 54 married males, 13 widowed persons, 8 widowed males, 5 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 260 single persons under 18, 144 single females under 18, 116 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 64 inhabited houses, 64 occupied houses, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,524 bushels of potatoes, 6,644 bushels of oats, 1,705 bushels of spring wheat, 1,272 bushels of turnips, 377 bushels of barley, 326 bushels of buckwheat, 321 tons of hay, 264 acres of hay crops, 139 acres of wheat, 91 acres of potatoes, 30 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 bushels of peas and beans, 11 bushels of other root crops, 4 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 123 barrels of mackerel, 80 fathoms of fishing nets, 41 quintals of cod, 21 barrels of gaspareaux, 19 barrels of herring or alewives, 9 men on fishing boats, 6 fishing boats, 5 gallons of fish oil. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 381 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259865
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_10,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_10_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
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 No. 10, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-10-pe001010-1881/.