Township No. 28, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township No. 28 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,570. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.244°N, 63.583°W.
Population
In 1871, Township No. 28 had a population of 1,570.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1881 | 1,692 |
| 1891 | 1,578 |
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. 28 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,570 total population, 583 married persons, 257 families. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 285 persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated, 987 single persons, 4 persons married, 15 births — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Age structure (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 134 males aged under 5, 235 males aged 5 to 16, 90 males aged 16 to 21, 200 males aged 21 to 45, 82 males aged 45 to 60, 56 males over 60, 128 females aged 0 to 5, 216 females aged 5 to 16, 86 females aged 16 to 21, 228 females aged 21-45, 73 females aged 45-60, 42 females over 60 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1871). This community's record includes 37 persons originating in Scotland, 25 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 29 persons originating in England, 25 persons originating in the British Provinces, 1,453 persons originating in Prince Edward Island — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 11 members of the Church of England, 179 members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces, 379 members of the Kirk of Scotland, 161 Roman Catholics, 527 Methodists, 210 Baptists, 1 Universalists, 102 members of other denominations — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 5 churches, 6 schoolhouses — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 77,911 bushels of oats, 63,180 bushels of potatoes, 25,340 pounds of homemade butter, 7,370 bushels of turnips, 5,844 bushels of buckwheat, 3,984 bushels of wheat, 3,887 sheep, 2,869 bushels of barley, 1,511 tons of hay, 1,510 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 610 swine, 518 horses, 4 bushels of corn, 3 bushels of beans. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 9,931 acres of farmland owned, 6,937 acres of farmland rented, 121 persons holding farmland of first quality, 60 persons holding farmland of second quality, 9,396 acres of farmland in arable land, 159.50 bushels of clover seed, 489.50 bushels of timothy grass seed, 5 pounds of flax, 268.50 acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure, 229.50 acres of farmland fertilized with lime, 66 farming mills, 35 hay mowing machines, 2 hay elevators, 10 mud-digging machines, 1 other machines, 84 threshing machines, 1,463 cattle — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Manufacturing & industry (1871). This community's record includes 4,077 yards of fulled cloth, 2 grist mills, 2 saw mills. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 2 stamping machines, 347 carts, trucks, and truck-wagons, 538 riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds, 7,649 yards of not-fulled cloth, 2 shingle and lath mills, 3 lime kilns, 1,700 barrels of lime, 38 carriages and sleighs, 11,394 yards of cloth, 8 sewing machines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1871). This community's record includes 2 fishing boats. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Deaths & mortality (1871). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Napier Robertson | 1869–1937 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259894
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_28,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_28
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. 28, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-28-pe001023-1871/.