HGIS CanadaPrince Edward IslandTownship No. 32 › 1871
Year: 1871  |  Province: Prince Edward Island

Township No. 32, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)

Township No. 32 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,276. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.276°N, 63.214°W.

Population

In 1871, Township No. 32 had a population of 1,276.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18711,276
18811,313
18911,214

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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871

In the 1871 census, Township No. 32 shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1871

The 1871 census recorded 187 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (11 variables)
VariableValue
Number of births in the past year33
Number of blind persons3
Number of deaf and dumb persons2
Number of families210
Number of insane persons3
Number of married persons384
Number of persons married in the past year10
Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated725
Number of single persons892
POP TOT1,276
Total population1,276
Age structure (12 variables)
VariableValue
Number of females aged 0 to 5102
Number of females aged 16 to 2190
Number of females aged 21-45170
Number of females aged 45-6069
Number of females aged 5 to 16162
Number of females over 6036
Number of males aged 16 to 2175
Number of males aged 21 to 45193
Number of males aged 45 to 6061
Number of males aged 5 to 16180
Number of males aged under 584
Number of males over 6054
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
VariableValue
Number of persons originating in all other places5
Number of persons originating in England54
Number of persons originating in Ireland24
Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island1,135
Number of persons originating in Scotland41
Number of persons originating in the British Provinces17
Religion (8 variables)
VariableValue
Number of Baptists163
Number of Bible Christians44
Number of members of other denominations4
Number of members of the Church of England357
Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland209
Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces115
Number of Methodists262
Number of Roman Catholics122
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
VariableValue
Number of churches5
Number or schoolhouses7
Agriculture (37 variables)
VariableValue
Acres of farmland fertilized with lime2,142.50
Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure3,453
Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement94
Acres of farmland in arable land11,168
Acres of farmland owned16,205
Acres of farmland rented2,296
Bushels of barley produced in the past year6,535
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year1,198
Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year22.50
Bushels of oats produced in the past year86,350
Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year3
Bushels of peas produced in the past year8
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year82,890
Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year279.50
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year33,880
Bushels of vetches produced in the past year22
Bushels of wheat produced in the past year7,098
Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year34
Number of cattle1,295
Number of farming mills64
Number of hay elevators3
Number of hay mowing machines65
Number of hay-making machines4
Number of horses540
Number of mud-digging machines73
Number of other machines18
Number of persons holding farmland of first quality71
Number of persons holding farmland of second quality94
Number of persons holding farmland of third quality9
Number of sheep3,286
Number of swine999
Number of threshing machines51
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year11,760
Pounds of flax produced in the past year30
Pounds of homemade butter35,575
Tons of hay produced in the past year2,865
Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year£191 s0 d0
Manufacturing & industry (16 variables)
VariableValue
Barrels of lime produced in the past year4,860
Number of brick kilns1
Number of bricks produced in the past year45
Number of carding and fulling mills1
Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year7
Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons330
Number of grist mills5
Number of lime kilns8
Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs3
Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds552
Number of saw mills4
Number of sewing machines11
Number of shingle and lath mills2
Number of stamping machines2
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year2,842
Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year5,815
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
VariableValue
Total number of deaths in the past year11
Other recorded variables (94 variables)
VariableValue
Apples and other Fruit Value 191 0 0
Baptists163
Barrels of Limes manufactured during the past years4,860
Bible Christians44
Births during the past year33
Blind3
COUNTYQueen's
Deaf and Dumb2
Deaths during the past year11
Females From 16 to 2190
Females From 21 to 45170
Females From 45 to 6069
Females From 5 to 16162
Females Under 5 Years102
Females Upwards of 6036
Kirk of Scotland209
Males From 16 to 2175
Males From 21 to 45193
Males From 45 to 6061
Males From 5 to 16180
Males Under 5 Years84
Males Upwards of 6054
Married during the past year10
Members of the Church of England357
Methodists262
NAME COUNTYQueen's County
Native of British Provines17
Native of England54
Native of Ireland24
Native of Other Countries5
Native of PE Island1,135
Native of Scotland41
No acres held by lease or agreement2,296
No acres of arable land11,168
No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox725
No of acres held by verbal agreement94
No of acres held in fee simple16,205
No of Brick Kilns1
No of Bricks manufactured during the past year45
No of bushel Potatoes82,890
No of bushels of barley6,535
No of bushels of Buck wheat1,198
No of bushels of clover seed22.50
No of bushels of oats86,350
No of bushels of Timothey Seed279.50
No of Bushels of Turnips33,880
No of bushels of Wheat7,098
No of bushels of winter wheat34
No of Bushels other Roots3
No of Carding Mills1
No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year7
No of Families210
No of Grist Mills5
No of Insane3
No of Lime Manufactured8
No of Married Persons384
No of persons holding land of First Quality71
No of persons holding land of Second Quality94
No of persons holding land of Third Quality9
No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs3
No of Saw Mills4
No of Sewing Machines11
No of Shingle and Lath Mills2
No of Single Persons892
No of tons Hay2,865
Number of acres covered with Lime2,142.50
Number of acres covered with Shell Manure3,453
Number of Bushels of Flax30
Number of Bushels of Peas8
Number of Bushels of Vetches22
Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons330
Number of Churches5
Number of Farming Mills64
Number of Hay Elevators3
Number of Hay making Machines4
Number of Hogs999
Number of Horses540
Number of Mowing Machine65
Number of Mud Diggers73
Number of Neat Cattle1,295
Number of other useful machines18
Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs552
Number of Schoolhouses7
Number of Sheep3,286
Number of Stamping Machines2
Number of Threshing Machines51
Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled 2,842
Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled 5,815
Other Denominations4
Pounds of Butter35,575
Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year11,760
Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces115
Roman Catholics122
Total number including servants and apprentices1,276

Identifiers

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. 32, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-32-pe002010-1871/.