Township No. 14, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township No. 14 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,252. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.511°N, 63.972°W.
Population
In 1871, Township No. 14 had a population of 1,252.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,252 |
| 1881 | 1,433 |
| 1891 | 1,502 |
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 (1.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township No. 14 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 179 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 | 49 |
| Number of blind persons | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb persons | 1 |
| Number of families | 188 |
| Number of insane persons | 1 |
| Number of married persons | 355 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 8 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 1,128 |
| Number of single persons | 897 |
| POP TOT | 1,252 |
| Total population | 1,252 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 104 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 65 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 178 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 56 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 192 |
| Number of females over 60 | 20 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 69 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 138 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 65 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 217 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 113 |
| Number of males over 60 | 35 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Indigenous females | 3 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 10 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 14 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,185 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 15 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 28 |
Religion (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Bible Christians | 11 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 8 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 32 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 139 |
| Number of Methodists | 16 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 1,046 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 2 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 5 |
Agriculture (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 272 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 4,735 |
| Acres of farmland neither owned nor rented | 25 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 13,526 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,016 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 18.50 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,782 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 20.50 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,301 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 24.25 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,354 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,721 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 1,922 |
| Number of cattle | 890 |
| Number of farming mills | 29 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 2 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 3 |
| Number of horses | 340 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 23 |
| Number of other machines | 4 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 71 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 89 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 1,789 |
| Number of swine | 757 |
| Number of threshing machines | 13 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 664 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 742 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,550 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 672 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £43 s5 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 165 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 387 |
| Number of saw mills | 2 |
| Number of sewing machines | 4 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 1 |
| Number of stamping machines | 1 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 203 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 8,509 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,555 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 5,954 |
Fisheries (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 553 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 11.50 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 17 |
| Number of fishing boats | 8 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 19 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 13 |
Other recorded variables (90 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 43 5 |
| Bible Christians | 11 |
| Births during the past year | 49 |
| Blind | 1 |
| COUNTY | Prince |
| Deaf and Dumb | 1 |
| Deaths during the past year | 13 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 65 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 178 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 56 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 192 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 104 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 20 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 17 |
| Indian Females | 3 |
| Indian Males | 5 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 69 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 138 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 65 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 217 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 113 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 35 |
| Married during the past year | 8 |
| Members of the Church of England | 32 |
| Methodists | 16 |
| NAME COUNTY | Prince County |
| Native of British Provines | 28 |
| Native of England | 10 |
| Native of Ireland | 14 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,185 |
| Native of Scotland | 15 |
| No acres of arable land | 4,735 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 1,128 |
| No of acres held as occupants being neither freeholders nor leaseholders | 25 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 13,526 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 553 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 11.50 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 8 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 41,354 |
| No of bushels of barley | 2,016 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 1,782 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 20.50 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 34 |
| No of bushels of oats | 31,301 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 66 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 1,721 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 1,922 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 21 |
| No of Families | 188 |
| No of Grist Mills | 1 |
| No of Insane | 1 |
| No of Married Persons | 355 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 71 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 89 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 14 |
| No of Saw Mills | 2 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 4 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 1 |
| No of Single Persons | 897 |
| No of tons Hay | 672 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 272 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 18.50 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 742 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 24.25 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 165 |
| Number of Churches | 2 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 29 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 3 |
| Number of Hogs | 757 |
| Number of Horses | 340 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 2 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 23 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 890 |
| Number of other useful machines | 4 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 387 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 5 |
| Number of Sheep | 1,789 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 13 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 2,555 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 5,954 |
| Other Denominations | 8 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 203 |
| Pounds of Butter | 10,550 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 664 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 139 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 19 |
| Roman Catholics | 1,046 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,252 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 8,509 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135015— 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 No. 14, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-14-pe001014-1871/.