Township No. 25, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township No. 25 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.385°N, 63.657°W.
Population
In 1871, Township No. 25 had a population of 925.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 925 |
| 1881 | 1,002 |
| 1891 | 1,017 |
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 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township No. 25 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 189 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 31 |
| Number of blind persons | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb persons | 2 |
| Number of families | 150 |
| Number of insane persons | 2 |
| Number of married persons | 292 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 9 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 437 |
| Number of single persons | 633 |
| POP TOT | 925 |
| Total population | 925 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 80 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 62 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 137 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 33 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 127 |
| Number of females over 60 | 25 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 39 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 139 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 40 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 138 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 79 |
| Number of males over 60 | 26 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Indigenous females | 18 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 11 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 22 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 30 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 824 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 32 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 17 |
Religion (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 176 |
| Number of Bible Christians | 1 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 29 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 37 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 46 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 309 |
| Number of Methodists | 151 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 176 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 2 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 4 |
Agriculture (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 207 |
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 1,695 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 83 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 10,764 |
| Acres of farmland neither owned nor rented | 405 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 15,883 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 554 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,029 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8.50 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,840 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 78,680 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 49,927 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 171 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,965 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 4,327 |
| Number of cattle | 1,139 |
| Number of farming mills | 78 |
| Number of hay elevators | 1 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 56 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 1 |
| Number of horses | 411 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 44 |
| Number of other machines | 51 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 42 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 78 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 2,559 |
| Number of swine | 744 |
| Number of threshing machines | 48 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,166 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 116 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,143 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,336 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £128 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of lime produced in the past year | 100 |
| Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year | 10 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 235 |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of lime kilns | 2 |
| Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs | 1 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 458 |
| Number of saw mills | 5 |
| Number of sewing machines | 10 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 3 |
| Number of stamping machines | 5 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 81 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 7,995 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,266 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 5,729 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 16 |
Other recorded variables (95 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 128 0 |
| Baptists | 176 |
| Barrels of Limes manufactured during the past years | 100 |
| Bible Christians | 1 |
| Births during the past year | 31 |
| Blind | 1 |
| COUNTY | Prince |
| Deaf and Dumb | 2 |
| Deaths during the past year | 16 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 62 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 137 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 33 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 127 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 80 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 25 |
| Indian Females | 18 |
| Indian Males | 11 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 46 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 39 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 139 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 40 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 138 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 79 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 26 |
| Married during the past year | 9 |
| Members of the Church of England | 37 |
| Methodists | 151 |
| NAME COUNTY | Prince County |
| Native of British Provines | 17 |
| Native of England | 22 |
| Native of Ireland | 30 |
| Native of PE Island | 824 |
| Native of Scotland | 32 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 554 |
| No acres of arable land | 10,764 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 437 |
| No of acres held as occupants being neither freeholders nor leaseholders | 405 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 83 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 15,883 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 49,927 |
| No of bushels of barley | 1,029 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 3,840 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 22 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 6 |
| No of bushels of oats | 78,680 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 171 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 3,965 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 4,327 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 45 |
| No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year | 10 |
| No of Families | 150 |
| No of Grist Mills | 3 |
| No of Insane | 2 |
| No of Lime Manufactured | 2 |
| No of Married Persons | 292 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 42 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 78 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 1 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 1 |
| No of Saw Mills | 5 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 10 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 3 |
| No of Single Persons | 633 |
| No of tons Hay | 1,336 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 207 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 1,695 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 8.50 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 116 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 10 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 235 |
| Number of Churches | 2 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 78 |
| Number of Hay Elevators | 1 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 1 |
| Number of Hogs | 744 |
| Number of Horses | 411 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 56 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 44 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 1,139 |
| Number of other useful machines | 51 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 458 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 4 |
| Number of Sheep | 2,559 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 5 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 48 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 2,266 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 5,729 |
| Other Denominations | 29 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 81 |
| Pounds of Butter | 25,143 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 3,166 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 309 |
| Roman Catholics | 176 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 925 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 7,995 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135021— 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. 25, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-25-pe001020-1871/.