Township No. 27, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township No. 27 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,269. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259893. 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 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,269 total population, 430 married persons, 231 families. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 402 persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated, 839 single persons, 4 persons married, 35 births — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Age structure (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 113 males aged under 5, 181 males aged 5 to 16, 58 males aged 16 to 21, 148 males aged 21 to 45, 66 males aged 45 to 60, 48 males over 60, 116 females aged 0 to 5, 202 females aged 5 to 16, 65 females aged 16 to 21, 159 females aged 21-45, 65 females aged 45-60, 48 females over 60 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1871). This community's record includes 164 persons originating in Ireland, 10 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 30 persons originating in England, 28 persons originating in the British Provinces, 1,034 persons originating in Prince Edward Island — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 70 members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces, 132 members of the Kirk of Scotland, 674 Roman Catholics, 350 Methodists, 42 Baptists, 1 Quakers — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 4 churches, 4 schoolhouses — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 77,381 bushels of oats, 55,555 bushels of potatoes, 23,544 pounds of homemade butter, 4,175 bushels of buckwheat, 2,973 bushels of wheat, 2,521 sheep, 2,001 bushels of barley, 1,910 bushels of turnips, 933 tons of hay, 668 swine, 576 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 464 horses, 19 bushels of other root crops, 2 bushels of beans. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 174 pounds of flax, 43.50 acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure, 12.50 acres of farmland fertilized with lime, 40 farming mills, 8 hay mowing machines, 6 hay elevators, 5 mud-digging machines, 41 threshing machines, 1,116 cattle, 16,614 acres of farmland owned, 1,149 acres of farmland rented, 16 persons holding farmland of first quality, 136 persons holding farmland of second quality, 43 persons holding farmland of third quality, 8,727 acres of farmland in arable land, 37 bushels of clover seed, 74 bushels of timothy grass seed, $£12 s5 d0 value apples and other fruits — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Manufacturing & industry (1871). This community's record includes 2,248 yards of fulled cloth, 1 saw mills. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 233 carts, trucks, and truck-wagons, 388 riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds, 6,406 yards of not-fulled cloth, 12 carriages and sleighs, 9 sewing machines, 4 pianos, melodeons, and organs — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1871). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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: Q3259893
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_27,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_27
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/.