Township No. 6, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township No. 6 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 769. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259955. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.717°N, 64.171°W.
Population
In 1871, Township No. 6 had a population of 769.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 769 |
| 1881 | 1,100 |
| 1891 | 1,446 |
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 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township No. 6 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 769 total population, 258 married persons, 129 families. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 460 persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated, 511 single persons, 1 insane persons, 39 births — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Age structure (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 93 males aged under 5, 91 males aged 5 to 16, 47 males aged 16 to 21, 105 males aged 21 to 45, 34 males aged 45 to 60, 21 males over 60, 80 females aged 0 to 5, 102 females aged 5 to 16, 47 females aged 16 to 21, 107 females aged 21-45, 21 females aged 45-60, 21 females over 60 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1871). This community's record includes 14 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 19 persons originating in England, 15 persons originating in the British Provinces, 708 persons originating in Prince Edward Island — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 114 members of the Church of England, 116 members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces, 4 members of the Kirk of Scotland, 397 Roman Catholics, 38 Methodists, 8 Baptists, 84 Bible Christians, 8 members of other denominations — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 1 schoolhouses — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 25,394 bushels of potatoes, 14,473 bushels of oats, 4,785 pounds of homemade butter, 2,387 bushels of wheat, 2,094 bushels of turnips, 1,484 bushels of buckwheat, 1,067 bushels of barley, 833 sheep, 446 swine, 162 tons of hay, 154 horses, 28.50 bushels of corn, 13 bushels of peas, 8 bushels of beans, 3 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 9,344 acres of farmland owned, 41 persons holding farmland of first quality, 61 persons holding farmland of second quality, 21 persons holding farmland of third quality, 9,316 acres of farmland in arable land, 10.50 bushels of clover seed, 68.50 bushels of timothy grass seed, $£36 s0 d0 value apples and other fruits, 1 bushels of vetches, 177 pounds of flax, 358 acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure, 5 farming mills, 1 hay mowing machines, 15 mud-digging machines, 2 other machines, 10 threshing machines, 428 cattle — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Manufacturing & industry (1871). This community's record includes 3,177 yards of fulled cloth, 2 grist mills, 1 saw mills. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 98 carts, trucks, and truck-wagons, 43 riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds, 3,132 yards of not-fulled cloth, 1 shingle and lath mills, 3,243 yards of cloth — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1871). This community's record includes 50 barrels of herring or alewives, 12 gallons of fish oil, 3 fishing boats. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 20 quintals of codfish or hake, 4 men employed in fishing — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1871). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259955
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_6,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_6
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. 6, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-6-pe001006-1871/.