Township No. 29, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township No. 29 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,957. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.241°N, 63.455°W.
Population
In 1871, Township No. 29 had a population of 1,957.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,957 |
| 1881 | 2,096 |
| 1891 | 1,970 |
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 (1.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township No. 29 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 207 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 10 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 46 |
| Number of blind persons | 2 |
| Number of deaf and dumb persons | 2 |
| Number of families | 307 |
| Number of insane persons | 3 |
| Number of married persons | 535 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 3 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 701 |
| Number of single persons | 1,422 |
| POP TOT | 1,957 |
| Total population | 1,957 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 175 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 121 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 259 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 88 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 287 |
| Number of females over 60 | 46 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 126 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 249 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 99 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 282 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 172 |
| Number of males over 60 | 53 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 7 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 71 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 158 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,600 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 59 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 62 |
Religion (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 133 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 14 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 218 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 373 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 247 |
| Number of Methodists | 408 |
| Number of Quakers | 1 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 563 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 6 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 7 |
Agriculture (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 320 |
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 690 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 126 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 10,711 |
| Acres of farmland neither owned nor rented | 1,681 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 265 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 16,737 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,659 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 18.50 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,455 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 83,858 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6.50 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 72,263 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 219 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,541 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 3,841 |
| Number of cattle | 1,385 |
| Number of farming mills | 84 |
| Number of hay elevators | 5 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 15 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 4 |
| Number of horses | 586 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 28 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 28 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 215 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 3,120 |
| Number of swine | 1,110 |
| Number of threshing machines | 57 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,580 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 676 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,742 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,452 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £34 s15 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of lime produced in the past year | 1,330 |
| Number of brick kilns | 1 |
| Number of bricks produced in the past year | 10,000 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 3 |
| Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year | 50 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 337 |
| Number of fulling and dressing mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 8 |
| Number of lime kilns | 8 |
| Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs | 7 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 690 |
| Number of saw mills | 6 |
| Number of sewing machines | 14 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 8 |
| Number of stamping machines | 4 |
| Number of tanneries | 3 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 1,530 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 11,931 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 3,299 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 8,632 |
Fisheries (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 259 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 38 |
| Number of cooper's shops | 1 |
| Number of fishing barrels produced in the past year | 600 |
| Number of fishing boats | 12 |
| Value of salmon produced in the past year | £0 s5 d0 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 28 |
Other recorded variables (104 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 34 15 0 |
| Baptists | 133 |
| Barrels of Limes manufactured during the past years | 1,330 |
| Births during the past year | 46 |
| Blind | 2 |
| COUNTY | Queen's |
| Deaf and Dumb | 2 |
| Deaths during the past year | 28 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 121 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 259 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 88 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 287 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 175 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 46 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 373 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 126 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 249 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 99 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 282 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 172 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 53 |
| Married during the past year | 3 |
| Members of the Church of England | 218 |
| Methodists | 408 |
| NAME COUNTY | Queen's County |
| Native of British Provines | 62 |
| Native of England | 71 |
| Native of Ireland | 158 |
| Native of Other Countries | 7 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,600 |
| Native of Scotland | 59 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 16,737 |
| No acres of arable land | 10,711 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 701 |
| No of acres held as occupants being neither freeholders nor leaseholders | 1,681 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 126 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 265 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 259 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 38 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 12 |
| No of Brick Kilns | 1 |
| No of Bricks manufactured during the past year | 10,000 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 72,263 |
| No of bushels of barley | 2,659 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 7,455 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 69 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 2 |
| No of bushels of oats | 83,858 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 219 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 5,541 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 3,841 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 102 |
| No of Carding Mills | 3 |
| No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year | 50 |
| No of Coppers Shops | 1 |
| No of Families | 307 |
| No of Fish barrels manufactured during the past year | 600 |
| No of Fulling and dressing Mills | 1 |
| No of Grist Mills | 8 |
| No of Insane | 3 |
| No of Lime Manufactured | 8 |
| No of Married Persons | 535 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 28 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 215 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 9 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 7 |
| No of Saw Mills | 6 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 14 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 8 |
| No of Single Persons | 1,422 |
| No of tons Hay | 1,452 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 320 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 690 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 18.50 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 676 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 6.50 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 337 |
| Number of Churches | 6 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 84 |
| Number of Hay Elevators | 5 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 4 |
| Number of Hogs | 1,110 |
| Number of Horses | 586 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 15 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 28 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 1,385 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 690 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 7 |
| Number of Sheep | 3,120 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 4 |
| Number of Tanterries | 3 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 57 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 3,299 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 8,632 |
| Other Denominations | 14 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 1,530 |
| Pounds of Butter | 28,742 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 1,580 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 247 |
| Quakers | 1 |
| Roman Catholics | 563 |
| Salmon Value | 1 at£0 5 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,957 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 11,931 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136007— 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. 29, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-29-pe002004-1871/.