Township No. 24, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township No. 24 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,356. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259888. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.404°N, 63.283°W.
Population
In 1871, Township No. 24 had a population of 2,356.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,356 |
| 1881 | 2,737 |
| 1891 | 2,615 |
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. 24 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 89 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,356 total population, 690 married persons, 352 families. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 5 deaf and dumb persons, 1 blind persons, 1,844 persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated, 1,666 single persons, 4 insane persons, 18 persons married, 78 births — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Age structure (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 193 males aged under 5, 314 males aged 5 to 16, 165 males aged 16 to 21, 320 males aged 21 to 45, 120 males aged 45 to 60, 75 males over 60, 177 females aged 0 to 5, 322 females aged 5 to 16, 135 females aged 16 to 21, 344 females aged 21-45, 122 females aged 45-60, 69 females over 60 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1871). This community's record includes 74 persons originating in Scotland, 26 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 52 persons originating in England, 31 persons originating in the British Provinces, 2,173 persons originating in Prince Edward Island — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 258 members of the Church of England, 348 members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces, 237 members of the Kirk of Scotland, 1,300 Roman Catholics, 42 Methodists, 111 Baptists, 46 Bible Christians, 14 members of other denominations — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 3 churches, 7 schoolhouses — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 100,712 bushels of oats, 98,289 bushels of potatoes, 19,965 pounds of homemade butter, 13,065 bushels of turnips, 10,374 bushels of wheat, 9,062 bushels of barley, 4,138 sheep, 2,882 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,077 tons of hay, 1,655 swine, 1,129 bushels of buckwheat, 710 horses, 35 bushels of corn, 18 bushels of peas, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 5,738 acres of farmland owned, 11,533 acres of farmland rented, 1,090 acres of farmland held by verbal agreement, 91 persons holding farmland of first quality, 176 persons holding farmland of second quality, 18 persons holding farmland of third quality, 12,122 acres of farmland in arable land, 18 bushels of clover seed, 126 bushels of timothy grass seed, 555 pounds of flax, 1,720 acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure, 507 acres of farmland fertilized with lime, 65 farming mills, 34 hay mowing machines, 4 hay-making machines, 77 mud-digging machines, 68 threshing machines, 1,515 cattle — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Manufacturing & industry (1871). This community's record includes 4,793 yards of fulled cloth, 2 grist mills, 1 tanneries. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 14 stamping machines, 312 carts, trucks, and truck-wagons, 755 riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds, 11,610 yards of not-fulled cloth, 600 pounds of leather produced in tanneries, 3 lime kilns, 4,600 barrels of lime, 2 sewing machines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1871). This community's record includes 554 barrels of mackerel, 417 barrels of herring or alewives, 240 gallons of fish oil, 23 fishing boats. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 8 fishing establishments, 118 quintals of codfish or hake, 76 men employed in fishing — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1871). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259888
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_24,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_24
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. 24, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-24-pe002008-1871/.