Township No. 65, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)

Name: Township No. 65 (1871)
Address: Prince Edward Island, CA

Township No. 65 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,746. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.170°N, 63.238°W.

Population

In 1871, Township No. 65 had a population of 1,746.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1871	1,746
1881	1,865
1891	1,721

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. 65 shared boundaries with:

Township No. 30

Full census record, 1871

The 1871 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (10 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of births in the past year	33
Number of deaf and dumb persons	3
Number of families	275
Number of insane persons	2
Number of married persons	453
Number of persons married in the past year	6
Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated	710
Number of single persons	1,293
POP TOT	1,746
Total population	1,746

Age structure (12 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females aged 0 to 5	139
Number of females aged 16 to 21	154
Number of females aged 21-45	195
Number of females aged 45-60	88
Number of females aged 5 to 16	240
Number of females over 60	51
Number of males aged 16 to 21	132
Number of males aged 21 to 45	202
Number of males aged 45 to 60	111
Number of males aged 5 to 16	243
Number of males aged under 5	132
Number of males over 60	59

Ethnic origin (8 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of Indigenous females	20
Number of Indigenous males	15
Number of persons originating in all other places	3
Number of persons originating in England	27
Number of persons originating in Ireland	73
Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island	1,526
Number of persons originating in Scotland	109
Number of persons originating in the British Provinces	8

Religion (8 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of Baptists	154
Number of Bible Christians	11
Number of members of other denominations	4
Number of members of the Church of England	52
Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland	691
Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces	386
Number of Methodists	45
Number of Roman Catholics	403

Buildings & housing (2 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of churches	4
Number or schoolhouses	10

Agriculture (26 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of farmland fertilized with lime	47
Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure	2,457
Acres of farmland in arable land	9,687
Acres of farmland owned	5,937
Acres of farmland rented	12,890
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	2,597
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	857
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	70,040
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	103,945
Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year	41
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	6,840
Bushels of wheat produced in the past year	7,900
Number of cattle	1,362
Number of farming mills	6
Number of hay elevators	1
Number of hay mowing machines	18
Number of hay-making machines	39
Number of horses	578
Number of mud-digging machines	79
Number of persons holding farmland of first quality	244
Number of sheep	3,473
Number of swine	905
Number of threshing machines	12
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	1,110
Pounds of homemade butter	25,525
Tons of hay produced in the past year	1,718

Manufacturing & industry (11 variables)

Variable	Value
Barrels of lime produced in the past year	1,310
Number of brick kilns	1
Number of bricks produced in the past year	80,000
Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons	331
Number of lime kilns	6
Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs	1
Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds	511
Number of sewing machines	3
Number of stamping machines	1
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	3,301
Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year	7,519

Deaths & mortality (1 variable)

Variable	Value
Total number of deaths in the past year	19

Other recorded variables (79 variables)

Variable	Value
Baptists	154
Barrels of Limes manufactured during the past years	1,310
Bible Christians	11
Births during the past year	33
COUNTY	Queen's
Deaf and Dumb	3
Deaths during the past year	19
Females From 16 to 21	154
Females From 21 to 45	195
Females From 45 to 60	88
Females From 5 to 16	240
Females Under 5 Years	139
Females Upwards of 60	51
Indian Females	20
Indian Males	15
Kirk of Scotland	691
Males From 16 to 21	132
Males From 21 to 45	202
Males From 45 to 60	111
Males From 5 to 16	243
Males Under 5 Years	132
Males Upwards of 60	59
Married during the past year	6
Members of the Church of England	52
Methodists	45
NAME COUNTY	Queen's County
Native of British Provines	8
Native of England	27
Native of Ireland	73
Native of Other Countries	3
Native of PE Island	1,526
Native of Scotland	109
No acres held by lease or agreement	12,890
No acres of arable land	9,687
No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox	710
No of acres held in fee simple	5,937
No of Brick Kilns	1
No of Bricks manufactured during the past year	80,000
No of bushel Potatoes	103,945
No of bushels of barley	2,597
No of bushels of Buck wheat	857
No of bushels of oats	70,040
No of bushels of Timothey Seed	41
No of Bushels of Turnips	6,840
No of bushels of Wheat	7,900
No of Families	275
No of Insane	2
No of Lime Manufactured	6
No of Married Persons	453
No of persons holding land of First Quality	244
No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs	1
No of Sewing Machines	3
No of Single Persons	1,293
No of tons Hay	1,718
Number of acres covered with Lime	47
Number of acres covered with Shell Manure	2,457
Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons	331
Number of Churches	4
Number of Farming Mills	6
Number of Hay Elevators	1
Number of Hay making Machines	39
Number of Hogs	905
Number of Horses	578
Number of Mowing Machine	18
Number of Mud Diggers	79
Number of Neat Cattle	1,362
Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs	511
Number of Schoolhouses	10
Number of Sheep	3,473
Number of Stamping Machines	1
Number of Threshing Machines	12
Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled	3,301
Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled	7,519
Other Denominations	4
Pounds of Butter	25,525
Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year	1,110
Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces	386
Roman Catholics	403
Total number including servants and apprentices	1,746

Identifiers

TCP UID: PE002011 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_PE136023 — 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. 65, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-65-pe002011-1871/.