Township No. 62, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township No. 62 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 952. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.987°N, 62.761°W.
Population
In 1871, Township No. 62 had a population of 952.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 952 |
| 1881 | 1,046 |
| 1891 | 1,085 |
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. 62 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 183 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 | 25 |
| Number of blind persons | 1 |
| Number of families | 143 |
| Number of insane persons | 1 |
| Number of married persons | 237 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 23 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 822 |
| Number of single persons | 715 |
| POP TOT | 952 |
| Total population | 952 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 68 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 86 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 131 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 49 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 121 |
| Number of females over 60 | 23 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 56 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 142 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 45 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 135 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 64 |
| Number of males over 60 | 32 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in England | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 815 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 113 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 18 |
Religion (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 25 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 79 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 4 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 403 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 420 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 21 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 2 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 5 |
Agriculture (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 3 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 153 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 5,232 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 13,864 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 4 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 991 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 379 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,967 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,460 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 611 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 2,008 |
| Number of cattle | 753 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 5 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 1 |
| Number of horses | 353 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 2 |
| Number of other machines | 4 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 20 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 57 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 62 |
| Number of sheep | 1,762 |
| Number of swine | 432 |
| Number of threshing machines | 9.50 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,075 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 1,023 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,004 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 465 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £5 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of brick kilns | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year | 4 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 115 |
| Number of fulling and dressing mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of lime kilns | 1 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 187 |
| Number of saw mills | 2 |
| Number of sewing machines | 1 |
| Number of tanneries | 3 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 1,719 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,855 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 5,615 |
Fisheries (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 436 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 6 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 184 |
| Number of fishing boats | 36 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 3 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 51 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 334 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 8 |
Other recorded variables (92 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 5 0 0 |
| Baptists | 25 |
| Births during the past year | 25 |
| Blind | 1 |
| COUNTY | Queen's |
| Deaths during the past year | 8 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 86 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 131 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 49 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 121 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 68 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 23 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 184 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 403 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 56 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 142 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 45 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 135 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 64 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 32 |
| Married during the past year | 23 |
| Members of the Church of England | 4 |
| NAME COUNTY | Queen's County |
| Native of British Provines | 18 |
| Native of England | 4 |
| Native of Ireland | 2 |
| Native of PE Island | 815 |
| Native of Scotland | 113 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 4 |
| No acres of arable land | 5,232 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 822 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 153 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 13,864 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 436 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 6 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 36 |
| No of Brick Kilns | 1 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 24,460 |
| No of bushels of barley | 991 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 379 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 5 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 2 |
| No of bushels of oats | 26,967 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 62 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 611 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 2,008 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 6 |
| No of Carding Mills | 2 |
| No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year | 4 |
| No of Families | 143 |
| No of Fulling and dressing Mills | 1 |
| No of Grist Mills | 3 |
| No of Insane | 1 |
| No of Lime Manufactured | 1 |
| No of Married Persons | 237 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 51 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 20 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 57 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 62 |
| No of Saw Mills | 2 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 1 |
| No of Single Persons | 715 |
| No of tons Hay | 465 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 3 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 8 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 1,023 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 2 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 115 |
| Number of Churches | 2 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 3 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 1 |
| Number of Hogs | 432 |
| Number of Horses | 353 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 5 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 2 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 753 |
| Number of other useful machines | 4 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 187 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 5 |
| Number of Sheep | 1,762 |
| Number of Tanterries | 3 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 9.50 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 1,855 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 5,615 |
| Other Denominations | 79 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 1,719 |
| Pounds of Butter | 9,004 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 2,075 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 420 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 334 |
| Roman Catholics | 21 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 952 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136022— 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. 62, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-62-pe002023-1871/.