Charlottetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Charlottetown Royalty was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 8,807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.263°N, 63.135°W.
Population
In 1871, Charlottetown Royalty had a population of 8,807. Population density was 680.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 8,807 |
| 1881 | 11,485 |
| 1891 | 11,373 |
| 1901 | 12,080 |
| 1911 | 11,203 |
| 1921 | 12,347 |
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 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Charlottetown Royalty shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 215 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 | 205 |
| Number of deaf and dumb persons | 2 |
| Number of families | 1,526 |
| Number of insane persons | 53 |
| Number of married persons | 2,301 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 58 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 2,069 |
| Number of single persons | 6,506 |
| POP TOT | 8,807 |
| Total population | 8,807 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 584 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 697 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 1,511 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 482 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 1,163 |
| Number of females over 60 | 192 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 640 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 1,176 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 470 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 1,109 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 558 |
| Number of males over 60 | 225 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 153 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 410 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 656 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 6,597 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 246 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 745 |
Religion (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 256 |
| Number of Bible Christians | 272 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 45 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 1,507 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 1,103 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 499 |
| Number of Methodists | 1,791 |
| Number of Quakers | 1 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 3,328 |
| Number of Universalists | 5 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 9 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 10 |
Agriculture (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 1,022 |
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 446 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 5,832 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 3,800 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 65 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,469 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 323 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,098 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,183 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,092 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 58,378 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 1,943 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 359 |
| Number of cattle | 842 |
| Number of farming mills | 25 |
| Number of hay elevators | 7 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 29 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 12 |
| Number of horses | 630 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 21 |
| Number of other machines | 244 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 51 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 16 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 768 |
| Number of swine | 921 |
| Number of threshing machines | 16 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 405 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 3 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,270 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 61,892 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,602 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £90 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of lime produced in the past year | 23,000 |
| Number of breweries and distilleries | 5 |
| Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year | 358 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 348 |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of lime kilns | 10 |
| Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs | 309 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 804 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of sewing machines | 300 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 1 |
| Number of stamping machines | 2 |
| Number of steam engines | 8 |
| Number of tanneries | 12 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 137,800 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 230 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 305 |
Fisheries (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 460 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 2,250 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 766 |
| Number of cooper's shops | 6 |
| Number of fishing barrels produced in the past year | 5,500 |
| Number of fishing boats | 20 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 5 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 247 |
| Pounds of hake sounds cured in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of preserved shell and other fish produced during the past year | £1400 s0 d0 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 750 |
| Value of salmon produced in the past year | £100 s0 d0 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 134 |
Other recorded variables (108 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | £90 0 0 |
| Baptists | 256 |
| Barrels of Limes manufactured during the past years | 23,000 |
| Bible Christians | 272 |
| Births during the past year | 205 |
| COUNTY | Queen's |
| Deaf and Dumb | 2 |
| Deaths during the past year | 134 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 697 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 1,511 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 482 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 1,163 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 584 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 192 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 766 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 1,103 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 640 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 1,176 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 470 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 1,109 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 558 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 225 |
| Married during the past year | 58 |
| Members of the Church of England | 1,507 |
| Methodists | 1,791 |
| NAME COUNTY | Queen's County |
| Native of British Provines | 745 |
| Native of England | 410 |
| Native of Ireland | 656 |
| Native of Other Countries | 153 |
| Native of PE Island | 6,597 |
| Native of Scotland | 246 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 65 |
| No acres of arable land | 5,832 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 2,069 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 6 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 3,800 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 460 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 2,250 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 20 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 27,092 |
| No of bushels of barley | 6,469 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 323 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 3 |
| No of bushels of oats | 28,098 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 79 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 58,378 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 1,943 |
| No of bushels of winter wheat | 359 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 1,183 |
| No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year | 358 |
| No of Coppers Shops | 6 |
| No of Families | 1,526 |
| No of Fish barrels manufactured during the past year | 5,500 |
| No of Grist Mills | 3 |
| No of Insane | 53 |
| No of Lime Manufactured | 10 |
| No of Married Persons | 2,301 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 247 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 51 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 16 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 9 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 309 |
| No of Saw Mills | 1 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 300 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 1 |
| No of Single Persons | 6,506 |
| No of Steam Engines for mechanical purposes | 8 |
| No of tons Hay | 1,602 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 1,022 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 446 |
| Number of Brewing and Distilling Establishments | 5 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 5 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 3 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 348 |
| Number of Churches | 9 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 25 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 5 |
| Number of Hay Elevators | 7 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 12 |
| Number of Hogs | 921 |
| Number of Horses | 630 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 29 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 21 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 842 |
| Number of other useful machines | 244 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 804 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 10 |
| Number of Sheep | 768 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 2 |
| Number of Tanterries | 12 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 16 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 230 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 305 |
| Other Denominations | 45 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 137,800 |
| Pounds of Butter | 12,270 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 405 |
| Pounds of Hake Sounds cured during the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of Tobacco manufactured during the past year | 61,892 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 499 |
| Quakers | 1 |
| Quantity of Preserved Shell and other fish prepared during the past year | £1400 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 750 |
| Roman Catholics | 3,328 |
| Salmon Value | £100 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 8,807 |
| Universalists | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002024— 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 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). "Charlottetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/charlottetown-royalty-pe002024-1871/.