Township No. 39, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township No. 39 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 781. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.378°N, 62.738°W.
Population
In 1871, Township No. 39 had a population of 781.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 781 |
| 1881 | 847 |
| 1891 | 957 |
| 1901 | 1,036 |
| 1911 | 1,010 |
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. 39 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 189 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 10 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 14 |
| Number of blind persons | 1 |
| Number of families | 127 |
| Number of insane persons | 3 |
| Number of married persons | 189 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 1 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 433 |
| Number of single persons | 592 |
| POP TOT | 781 |
| Total population | 781 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 60 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 39 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 124 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 36 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 114 |
| Number of females over 60 | 18 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 51 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 98 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 37 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 124 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 50 |
| Number of males over 60 | 30 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in England | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 63 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 648 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 9 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 59 |
Religion (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 8 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 3 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 28 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 134 |
| Number of Methodists | 4 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 604 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 1 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 5 |
Agriculture (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 120 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 3,258 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 12,352 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 820 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 907 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,228 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,166 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 184 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,081 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 49.50 |
| Bushels of vetches produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 3,446 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5.50 |
| Number of cattle | 591 |
| Number of farming mills | 14 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 6 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 2 |
| Number of horses | 215 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 1 |
| Number of other machines | 5 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 37 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 64 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 1,281 |
| Number of swine | 561 |
| Number of threshing machines | 11 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,213 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 210 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,382 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 245.25 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £18 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year | 29 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 133 |
| Number of cloth factories | 2 |
| Number of fulling and dressing mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 244 |
| Number of saw mills | 2 |
| Number of stamping machines | 1 |
| Number of steam engines | 1 |
| Number of tanneries | 1 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 190 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 4,276 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,235 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,134 |
Fisheries (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 281 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 47 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 231 |
| Number of fishing barrels produced in the past year | 100 |
| Number of fishing boats | 25 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 3 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 15 |
| Pounds of hake sounds cured in the past year | 6 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 336 |
| Value of salmon produced in the past year | £68 s5 d0 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 2 |
Other recorded variables (95 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 18 0 0 |
| Baptists | 8 |
| Births during the past year | 14 |
| Blind | 1 |
| COUNTY | King's |
| Deaths during the past year | 2 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 39 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 124 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 36 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 114 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 60 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 18 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 231 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 28 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 51 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 98 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 37 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 124 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 50 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 30 |
| Married during the past year | 1 |
| Members of the Church of England | 3 |
| Methodists | 4 |
| NAME COUNTY | King's County |
| Native of British Provines | 59 |
| Native of England | 2 |
| Native of Ireland | 63 |
| Native of PE Island | 648 |
| Native of Scotland | 9 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 820 |
| No acres of arable land | 3,258 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 433 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 12,352 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 281 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 47 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 25 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 22,081 |
| No of bushels of barley | 907 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 1,228 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 31 |
| No of bushels of oats | 21,166 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 49.50 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 3,446 |
| No of bushels of winter wheat | 5.50 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 184 |
| No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year | 29 |
| No of Cloth Factories | 2 |
| No of Families | 127 |
| No of Fish barrels manufactured during the past year | 100 |
| No of Fulling and dressing Mills | 1 |
| No of Grist Mills | 2 |
| No of Insane | 3 |
| No of Married Persons | 189 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 15 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 37 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 64 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 15 |
| No of Saw Mills | 2 |
| No of Single Persons | 592 |
| No of Steam Engines for mechanical purposes | 1 |
| No of tons Hay | 245.25 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 120 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 12 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 210 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 9 |
| Number of Bushels of Vetches | 7 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 133 |
| Number of Churches | 1 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 14 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 3 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 2 |
| Number of Hogs | 561 |
| Number of Horses | 215 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 6 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 1 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 591 |
| Number of other useful machines | 5 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 244 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 5 |
| Number of Sheep | 1,281 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 1 |
| Number of Tanterries | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 11 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 1,235 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 2,134 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 190 |
| Pounds of Butter | 8,382 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 1,213 |
| Pounds of Hake Sounds cured during the past year | 6 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 134 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 336 |
| Roman Catholics | 604 |
| Salmon Value | 68 5 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 781 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 4,276 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE139002— 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. 39, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-39-pe003007-1871/.