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Year: 1871  |  Province: Prince Edward Island

Georgetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)

Georgetown Royalty was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,056. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.197°N, 62.541°W.

Population

In 1871, Georgetown Royalty had a population of 1,056. Population density was 151.0 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18711,056
18811,118
18911,060
19011,123
19111,010
1921884

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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871

In the 1871 census, Georgetown Royalty shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1871

The 1871 census recorded 191 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 10 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (9 variables)
VariableValue
Number of births in the past year17
Number of blind persons1
Number of families200
Number of married persons277
Number of persons married in the past year3
Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated207
Number of single persons779
POP TOT1,056
Total population1,056
Age structure (12 variables)
VariableValue
Number of females aged 0 to 558
Number of females aged 16 to 2183
Number of females aged 21-45168
Number of females aged 45-6048
Number of females aged 5 to 16154
Number of females over 6029
Number of males aged 16 to 2167
Number of males aged 21 to 45159
Number of males aged 45 to 6050
Number of males aged 5 to 16135
Number of males aged under 569
Number of males over 6036
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
VariableValue
Number of persons originating in all other places2
Number of persons originating in England41
Number of persons originating in Ireland772
Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island3
Number of persons originating in Scotland179
Number of persons originating in the British Provinces5
Religion (8 variables)
VariableValue
Number of Baptists5
Number of Bible Christians3
Number of members of other denominations11
Number of members of the Church of England156
Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland272
Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces52
Number of Methodists10
Number of Roman Catholics547
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
VariableValue
Number of churches1
Number or schoolhouses2
Agriculture (35 variables)
VariableValue
Acres of farmland fertilized with lime4,614
Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure679
Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement290
Acres of farmland in arable land2,195
Acres of farmland owned5,118
Acres of farmland rented204
Bushels of barley produced in the past year460
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year70
Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year2
Bushels of corn produced in the past year3
Bushels of oats produced in the past year10,582
Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year176
Bushels of peas produced in the past year60
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year22,934
Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year14
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year1,073
Bushels of wheat produced in the past year973
Number of cattle248
Number of hay elevators5
Number of hay-making machines6
Number of horses585
Number of mud-digging machines119
Number of other machines177
Number of persons holding farmland of first quality62
Number of persons holding farmland of second quality24
Number of persons holding farmland of third quality13
Number of sheep15
Number of swine44
Number of threshing machines300
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year11
Pounds of flax produced in the past year94
Pounds of homemade butter1
Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year731
Tons of hay produced in the past year18
Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year£97 s10 d0
Manufacturing & industry (14 variables)
VariableValue
Number of breweries and distilleries1,800
Number of bricks produced in the past year3,392
Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons855
Number of cloth factories17
Number of flax manufactories20
Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs17
Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds2,537
Number of sewing machines23
Number of shingle and lath mills1
Number of steam engines300
Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year7
Yards of cloth produced in the past year23
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year4
Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year125
Fisheries (8 variables)
VariableValue
Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year20
Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year315
Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year790
Number of fishing barrels produced in the past year6
Number of fishing boats67
Number of fishing establishments136
Number of men employed in fishing3
Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year197
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
VariableValue
Total number of deaths in the past year5
Other recorded variables (96 variables)
VariableValue
Apples and other Fruit Value 97 10 0
Baptists5
Bible Christians3
Births during the past year17
Blind1
COUNTYKing's
Deaths during the past year5
Females From 16 to 2183
Females From 21 to 45168
Females From 45 to 6048
Females From 5 to 16154
Females Under 5 Years58
Females Upwards of 6029
Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year790
Kirk of Scotland272
Males From 16 to 2167
Males From 21 to 45159
Males From 45 to 6050
Males From 5 to 16135
Males Under 5 Years69
Males Upwards of 6036
Married during the past year3
Members of the Church of England156
Methodists10
NAME COUNTYGeorgetown
Native of British Provines5
Native of England41
Native of Ireland772
Native of Other Countries2
Native of PE Island3
Native of Scotland179
No acres held by lease or agreement204
No acres of arable land2,195
No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox207
No of acres held by verbal agreement290
No of acres held in fee simple5,118
No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives20
No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year315
No of boats onward for fishing purposes67
No of Bricks manufactured during the past year3,392
No of bushel Potatoes22,934
No of bushels of barley460
No of bushels of Buck wheat70
No of bushels of clover seed2
No of bushels of Indian Corn3
No of bushels of oats10,582
No of bushels of Timothey Seed14
No of Bushels of Turnips1,073
No of bushels of Wheat973
No of Bushels other Roots176
No of Cloth Factories17
No of Families200
No of Fish barrels manufactured during the past year6
No of Married Persons277
No of men engaged in Fishing3
No of persons holding land of First Quality62
No of persons holding land of Second Quality24
No of persons holding land of Third Quality13
No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs17
No of Sewing Machines23
No of Shingle and Lath Mills1
No of Single Persons779
No of Steam Engines for mechanical purposes300
No of tons Hay18
Number of acres covered with Lime4,614
Number of acres covered with Shell Manure679
Number of Brewing and Distilling Establishments1,800
Number of Bushels of Flax94
Number of Bushels of Peas60
Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons855
Number of Churches1
Number of Fishing Establishments136
Number of Flax Manufactories20
Number of Hay Elevators5
Number of Hay making Machines6
Number of Hogs44
Number of Horses585
Number of Mud Diggers119
Number of Neat Cattle248
Number of other useful machines177
Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs2,537
Number of Schoolhouses2
Number of Sheep15
Number of Threshing Machines300
Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled 4
Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled 125
Other Denominations11
Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year7
Pounds of Butter1
Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year11
Pounds of Tobacco manufactured during the past year731
Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces52
Quintals of Codfish or Hake197
Roman Catholics547
Total number including servants and apprentices1,056
Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year23

Identifiers

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). "Georgetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/georgetown-royalty-pe003022-1871/.