Year: 1881
| Province: Prince Edward Island
| County: Queen's
Charlottetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)
Charlottetown Royalty was a census subdivision in Queen's County, Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 11,485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.263°N, 63.135°W.
Population
In 1881, Charlottetown Royalty had a population of 11,485: 5,440 male and 6,045 female residents. Population density was 887.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Charlottetown Royalty shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 2,099 |
| Number of families | 2,099 |
| Number of females | 6,045 |
| Number of males | 5,440 |
| Number of married females | 1,695 |
| Number of married males | 1,661 |
| Number of married persons | 3,356 |
| Number of widowed females | 410 |
| Number of widowed males | 109 |
| Number of widowed persons | 519 |
| POP TOT | 11,485 |
| Total population | 11,485 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,940 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,670 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 7,610 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 2,046 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,049 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 102 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,121 |
| Acres of potatoes | 335 |
| Acres of wheat | 349 |
| BAR BU | 4,624 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,624 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 879 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,279 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 11,983 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 273 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 58,159 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,901 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 77,998 |
| BWT BU | 879 |
| CRN BU | 159 |
| HAY AC | 2,121 |
| HAY TONS | 3,520 |
| OAT BU | 31,279 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 273 |
| POT AC | 335 |
| POT BU | 58,159 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,520 |
| WHT AC | 349 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,901 |
Fisheries (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,100 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 2,100 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 250 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 530 |
| Number of fishing boats | 13 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 60 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 6 |
| Number of shoremen | 11 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 500 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,100 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 60 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 13 |
| C UNMD F | 3,940 |
| C UNMD M | 3,670 |
| C UNMD TOT | 7,610 |
| CD NAME | Queen's |
| COD DX K | 500 |
| D OCC | 2,049 |
| FEMALE | 6,045 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 530 |
| GRA BU | 22 |
| H CON | 15 |
| H INHAB | 2,046 |
| H UNINH | 102 |
| MALE | 5,440 |
| MCK XB Q | 2,100 |
| MD F | 1,695 |
| MD M | 1,661 |
| MD TOT | 3,356 |
| NET XX F | 250 |
| NUMBER CD | 2 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 11,983 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 11 |
| TUR BU | 77,998 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 6 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 1 |
| WID F | 410 |
| WID M | 109 |
| WID TOT | 519 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003025 — 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). "Charlottetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/charlottetown-royalty-pe002001-1881/.