Township No. 48, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)
Township No. 48 was a township in Queen's County, Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,506. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.238°N, 63.000°W.
Population
In 1881, Township No. 48 had a population of 1,506: 769 male and 737 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,412 |
| 1881 | 1,506 |
| 1891 | 1,355 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Township No. 48 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 255 |
| Number of families | 255 |
| Number of females | 737 |
| Number of males | 769 |
| Number of married females | 209 |
| Number of married males | 208 |
| Number of married persons | 417 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP TOT | 1,506 |
| Total population | 1,506 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 487 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 536 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,023 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 250 |
| Number of occupied houses | 250 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,887 |
| Acres of potatoes | 986 |
| Acres of wheat | 911 |
| BAR BU | 2,502 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,502 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 597 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 417 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 79,060 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,723 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 167,365 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,193 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 48,240 |
| BWT BU | 597 |
| CRN BU | 24 |
| HAY AC | 2,887 |
| HAY TONS | 4,337 |
| OAT BU | 79,060 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 39 |
| POT AC | 986 |
| POT BU | 167,365 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,337 |
| WHT AC | 911 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,193 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 487 |
| C UNMD M | 536 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,023 |
| CD NAME | Queen's |
| D OCC | 250 |
| FEMALE | 737 |
| GRA BU | 417 |
| H INHAB | 250 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 769 |
| MD F | 209 |
| MD M | 208 |
| MD TOT | 417 |
| NUMBER CD | 2 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,723 |
| TUR BU | 48,240 |
| WID F | 41 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136016— 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 1881 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. 48, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-48-pe002016-1881/.