Township No. 4, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township No. 4 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,460. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.811°N, 64.163°W.
Population
In 1871, Township No. 4 had a population of 1,460.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,460 |
| 1881 | 2,258 |
| 1891 | 2,396 |
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 (1.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township No. 4 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 193 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 | 53 |
| Number of deaf and dumb persons | 2 |
| Number of families | 240 |
| Number of insane persons | 1 |
| Number of married persons | 400 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 1 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 526 |
| Number of single persons | 1,060 |
| POP TOT | 1,460 |
| Total population | 1,460 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 128 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 76 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 194 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 59 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 172 |
| Number of females over 60 | 30 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 90 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 266 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 50 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 205 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 154 |
| Number of males over 60 | 36 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 7 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 30 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 35 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,286 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 17 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 85 |
Religion (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 7 |
| Number of Bible Christians | 6 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 181 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 615 |
| Number of Methodists | 111 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 539 |
| Number of Universalists | 1 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 3 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 4 |
Agriculture (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 604 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 156 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 4,447 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 15,776 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 165 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,507 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 0.75 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,045 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,038 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,750 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,610 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 5,714 |
| Number of cattle | 695 |
| Number of farming mills | 21 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 10 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 16 |
| Number of horses | 316 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 33 |
| Number of other machines | 18 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 62 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 119 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 32 |
| Number of sheep | 1,555 |
| Number of swine | 524 |
| Number of threshing machines | 7 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 32 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,275 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 7 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 604 |
Manufacturing & industry (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year | 99 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 177 |
| Number of flax manufactories | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs | 12 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 412 |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of sewing machines | 12 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 1 |
| Number of stamping machines | 3 |
| Number of tanneries | 5 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 1,900 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 7,618 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,123 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 5,495 |
Fisheries (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,952 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 2,294 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 1,201 |
| Number of cooper's shops | 9 |
| Number of fishing barrels produced in the past year | 21,600 |
| Number of fishing boats | 75 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 15 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 206 |
| Pounds of hake sounds cured in the past year | 1,063 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 2,261 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 27 |
Other recorded variables (97 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Baptists | 7 |
| Bible Christians | 6 |
| Births during the past year | 53 |
| COUNTY | Prince |
| Deaf and Dumb | 2 |
| Deaths during the past year | 27 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 76 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 194 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 59 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 172 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 128 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 30 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 1,201 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 90 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 266 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 50 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 205 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 154 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 36 |
| Married during the past year | 1 |
| Members of the Church of England | 181 |
| Methodists | 111 |
| NAME COUNTY | Prince County |
| Native of British Provines | 85 |
| Native of England | 30 |
| Native of Ireland | 35 |
| Native of Other Countries | 7 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,286 |
| Native of Scotland | 17 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 165 |
| No acres of arable land | 4,447 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 526 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 156 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 15,776 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 1,952 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 2,294 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 75 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 47,750 |
| No of bushels of barley | 1,507 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 1,045 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 114 |
| No of bushels of oats | 23,038 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 88 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 6,610 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 5,714 |
| No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year | 99 |
| No of Coppers Shops | 9 |
| No of Families | 240 |
| No of Fish barrels manufactured during the past year | 21,600 |
| No of Grist Mills | 2 |
| No of Insane | 1 |
| No of Married Persons | 400 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 206 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 62 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 119 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 32 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 12 |
| No of Saw Mills | 3 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 12 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 1 |
| No of Single Persons | 1,060 |
| No of tons Hay | 604 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 604 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 0.75 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 32 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 7 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 177 |
| Number of Churches | 3 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 21 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 15 |
| Number of Flax Manufactories | 1 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 16 |
| Number of Hogs | 524 |
| Number of Horses | 316 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 10 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 33 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 695 |
| Number of other useful machines | 18 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 412 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 4 |
| Number of Sheep | 1,555 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 3 |
| Number of Tanterries | 5 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 7 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 2,123 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 5,495 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 1,900 |
| Pounds of Butter | 10,275 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of Hake Sounds cured during the past year | 1,063 |
| Pounds of Tobacco manufactured during the past year | 7 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 615 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 2,261 |
| Roman Catholics | 539 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,460 |
| Universalists | 1 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 7,618 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135005— 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. 4, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-4-pe001004-1871/.