Township No. 53, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township No. 53 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.264°N, 62.616°W.
Population
In 1871, Township No. 53 had a population of 1,120.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,120 |
| 1881 | 1,225 |
| 1891 | 1,229 |
| 1901 | 1,395 |
| 1911 | 958 |
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 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township No. 53 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 175 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 | 13 |
| Number of blind persons | 12 |
| Number of deaf and dumb persons | 1 |
| Number of families | 160 |
| Number of insane persons | 1 |
| Number of married persons | 309 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 2 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 316 |
| Number of single persons | 811 |
| POP TOT | 1,120 |
| Total population | 1,120 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 70 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 88 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 162 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 45 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 144 |
| Number of females over 60 | 32 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 79 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 179 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 45 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 156 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 85 |
| Number of males over 60 | 35 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 43 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 640 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 59 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 104 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 14 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 47 |
Religion (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 106 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 82 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 224 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 46 |
| Number of Methodists | 17 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 645 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 866 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 1 |
Agriculture (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 430 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 4,992 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 12,284 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 701 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,404 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 0 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 321 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,853 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 306 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 44,928 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 635 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 1,329 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 35 |
| Number of cattle | 10 |
| Number of farming mills | 808 |
| Number of hay elevators | 1 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 7,166 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 6 |
| Number of horses | 5,286 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 6 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 20 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 115 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 252 |
| Number of swine | 736 |
| Number of threshing machines | 1,876 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 237 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 7 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 0 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £1 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of breweries and distilleries | 6 |
| Number of brick kilns | 2 |
| Number of bricks produced in the past year | 100 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 10 |
| Number of fulling and dressing mills | 1 |
| Number of lime kilns | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 2 |
| Number of stamping machines | 6 |
| Number of tanneries | 5 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 138 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 287 |
Fisheries (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 12 |
| Number of cooper's shops | 3 |
| Number of fishing barrels produced in the past year | 6 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 1 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 10 |
Other recorded variables (88 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 1 0 0 |
| Baptists | 106 |
| Barrels of Limes manufactured during the past years | 100 |
| Births during the past year | 13 |
| Blind | 12 |
| COUNTY | King's |
| Deaf and Dumb | 1 |
| Deaths during the past year | 10 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 88 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 162 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 45 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 144 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 70 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 32 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 6 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 224 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 79 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 179 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 45 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 156 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 85 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 35 |
| Married during the past year | 2 |
| Members of the Church of England | 82 |
| Methodists | 17 |
| NAME COUNTY | King's County |
| Native of British Provines | 43 |
| Native of England | 59 |
| Native of Ireland | 104 |
| Native of Other Countries | 1 |
| Native of PE Island | 866 |
| Native of Scotland | 47 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 701 |
| No acres of arable land | 4,992 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 316 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 12,284 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 1 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 44,928 |
| No of bushels of barley | 1,404 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 321 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 3 |
| No of bushels of oats | 30,853 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 18 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 635 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 1,329 |
| No of bushels of winter wheat | 35 |
| No of Carding Mills | 1 |
| No of Families | 160 |
| No of Grist Mills | 1 |
| No of Insane | 1 |
| No of Lime Manufactured | 2 |
| No of Married Persons | 309 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 3 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 20 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 115 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 4 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 1 |
| No of Saw Mills | 2 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 2 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 1 |
| No of Single Persons | 811 |
| No of tons Hay | 306 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 17 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 237 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 430 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 7 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 138 |
| Number of Churches | 6 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 6 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 6 |
| Number of Hogs | 14 |
| Number of Horses | 252 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 6 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 10 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 736 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 287 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 5 |
| Number of Sheep | 640 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 10 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 1,876 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 5,286 |
| Pounds of Butter | 7,166 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 808 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 46 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 12 |
| Roman Catholics | 645 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,120 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE139013— 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. 53, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-53-pe003014-1871/.