Township No. 18, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)
Township No. 18 was a township in Prince County, Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,826. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.508°N, 63.669°W.
Population
In 1881, Township No. 18 had a population of 1,826: 916 male and 910 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,826 |
| 1891 | 1,794 |
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 contained Township No. 18, 1871 (82.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Princetown and Royalty, 1871 (17.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Township No. 18 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 297 |
| Number of families | 297 |
| Number of females | 910 |
| Number of males | 916 |
| Number of married females | 246 |
| Number of married males | 244 |
| Number of married persons | 490 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP TOT | 1,826 |
| Total population | 1,826 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 623 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 647 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,270 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 290 |
| Number of occupied houses | 290 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,855 |
| Acres of potatoes | 673 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,027 |
| BAR BU | 4,991 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,991 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 750 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 595 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 88,242 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 331 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 107,255 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,190 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 35,783 |
| BWT BU | 750 |
| CRN BU | 14 |
| HAY AC | 2,855 |
| HAY TONS | 3,591 |
| OAT BU | 88,242 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 109 |
| POT AC | 673 |
| POT BU | 107,255 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,591 |
| WHT AC | 1,027 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,190 |
Fisheries (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 8 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 393 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 1,058 |
| Barrels of oysters produced in the past year | 509 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 710 |
| Number of fishing boats | 29 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 43 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 17,550 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 463 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 393 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 43 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 29 |
| C UNMD F | 623 |
| C UNMD M | 647 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,270 |
| CD NAME | Prince |
| COD DX K | 463 |
| D OCC | 290 |
| EEL XB Q | 8 |
| FEMALE | 910 |
| GRA BU | 595 |
| H INHAB | 290 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| LOB XC P | 17,550 |
| MALE | 916 |
| MCK XB Q | 1,058 |
| MD F | 246 |
| MD M | 244 |
| MD TOT | 490 |
| NET XX F | 710 |
| NUMBER CD | 1 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 331 |
| OYS XB Q | 509 |
| TRT XB Q | 2 |
| TUR BU | 35,783 |
| WID F | 41 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135019— 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 No. 18, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-18-pe001019-1881/.