Township No. 27, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)

Name: Township No. 27 (1871)
Address: Prince Edward Island, CA

Township No. 27 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,269. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.298°N, 63.629°W.

Population

In 1871, Township No. 27 had a population of 1,269.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1871	1,269
1881	1,348
1891	1,425

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. 27 shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1871

The 1871 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (8 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of births in the past year	35
Number of families	231
Number of married persons	430
Number of persons married in the past year	4
Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated	402
Number of single persons	839
POP TOT	1,269
Total population	1,269

Age structure (12 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females aged 0 to 5	116
Number of females aged 16 to 21	65
Number of females aged 21-45	159
Number of females aged 45-60	65
Number of females aged 5 to 16	202
Number of females over 60	48
Number of males aged 16 to 21	58
Number of males aged 21 to 45	148
Number of males aged 45 to 60	66
Number of males aged 5 to 16	181
Number of males aged under 5	113
Number of males over 60	48

Ethnic origin (6 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of persons originating in all other places	3
Number of persons originating in England	30
Number of persons originating in Ireland	164
Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island	1,034
Number of persons originating in Scotland	10
Number of persons originating in the British Provinces	28

Religion (6 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of Baptists	42
Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland	132
Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces	70
Number of Methodists	350
Number of Quakers	1
Number of Roman Catholics	674

Buildings & housing (2 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of churches	4
Number or schoolhouses	4

Agriculture (32 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of farmland fertilized with lime	12.50
Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure	43.50
Acres of farmland in arable land	8,727
Acres of farmland owned	16,614
Acres of farmland rented	1,149
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	2,001
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	2
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	4,175
Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year	37
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	77,381
Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year	19
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	55,555
Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year	74
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	1,910
Bushels of wheat produced in the past year	2,973
Number of cattle	1,116
Number of farming mills	40
Number of hay elevators	6
Number of hay mowing machines	8
Number of horses	464
Number of mud-digging machines	5
Number of persons holding farmland of first quality	16
Number of persons holding farmland of second quality	136
Number of persons holding farmland of third quality	43
Number of sheep	2,521
Number of swine	668
Number of threshing machines	41
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	576
Pounds of flax produced in the past year	174
Pounds of homemade butter	23,544
Tons of hay produced in the past year	933
Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year	£12 s5 d0

Manufacturing & industry (8 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year	12
Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons	233
Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs	4
Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds	388
Number of saw mills	1
Number of sewing machines	9
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	2,248
Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year	6,406

Deaths & mortality (1 variable)

Variable	Value
Total number of deaths in the past year	15

Other recorded variables (76 variables)

Variable	Value
Apples and other Fruit Value	12 5
Baptists	42
Births during the past year	35
COUNTY	Prince
Deaths during the past year	15
Females From 16 to 21	65
Females From 21 to 45	159
Females From 45 to 60	65
Females From 5 to 16	202
Females Under 5 Years	116
Females Upwards of 60	48
Kirk of Scotland	132
Males From 16 to 21	58
Males From 21 to 45	148
Males From 45 to 60	66
Males From 5 to 16	181
Males Under 5 Years	113
Males Upwards of 60	48
Married during the past year	4
Methodists	350
NAME COUNTY	Prince County
Native of British Provines	28
Native of England	30
Native of Ireland	164
Native of Other Countries	3
Native of PE Island	1,034
Native of Scotland	10
No acres held by lease or agreement	1,149
No acres of arable land	8,727
No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox	402
No of acres held in fee simple	16,614
No of bushel Potatoes	55,555
No of bushels of barley	2,001
No of bushels of Buck wheat	4,175
No of bushels of clover seed	37
No of bushels of oats	77,381
No of bushels of Timothey Seed	74
No of Bushels of Turnips	1,910
No of bushels of Wheat	2,973
No of Bushels other Roots	19
No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year	12
No of Families	231
No of Married Persons	430
No of persons holding land of First Quality	16
No of persons holding land of Second Quality	136
No of persons holding land of Third Quality	43
No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs	4
No of Saw Mills	1
No of Sewing Machines	9
No of Single Persons	839
No of tons Hay	933
Number of acres covered with Lime	12.50
Number of acres covered with Shell Manure	43.50
Number of Bushels of Beans	2
Number of Bushels of Flax	174
Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons	233
Number of Churches	4
Number of Farming Mills	40
Number of Hay Elevators	6
Number of Hogs	668
Number of Horses	464
Number of Mowing Machine	8
Number of Mud Diggers	5
Number of Neat Cattle	1,116
Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs	388
Number of Schoolhouses	4
Number of Sheep	2,521
Number of Threshing Machines	41
Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled	2,248
Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled	6,406
Pounds of Butter	23,544
Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year	576
Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces	70
Quakers	1
Roman Catholics	674
Total number including servants and apprentices	1,269

Identifiers

TCP UID: PE001022 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_PE135023 — 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. 27, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-27-pe001022-1871/.