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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3086648. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.197°N, 62.541°W.
Population
In 1871, Georgetown Royalty had a population of 1,056.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,056 |
| 1881 | 1,118 |
| 1891 | 1,060 |
| 1901 | 1,123 |
| 1911 | 1,010 |
| 1921 | 884 |
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 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Georgetown Royalty shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 94 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,056 total population, 277 married persons, 200 families. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 1 blind persons, 207 persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated, 779 single persons, 3 persons married, 17 births — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Age structure (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 69 males aged under 5, 135 males aged 5 to 16, 67 males aged 16 to 21, 159 males aged 21 to 45, 50 males aged 45 to 60, 36 males over 60, 58 females aged 0 to 5, 154 females aged 5 to 16, 83 females aged 16 to 21, 168 females aged 21-45, 48 females aged 45-60, 29 females over 60 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1871). This community's record includes 772 persons originating in Ireland, 179 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 41 persons originating in England, 5 persons originating in the British Provinces, 3 persons originating in Prince Edward Island — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 156 members of the Church of England, 52 members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces, 272 members of the Kirk of Scotland, 547 Roman Catholics, 10 Methodists, 5 Baptists, 3 Bible Christians, 11 members of other denominations — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 1 churches, 2 schoolhouses — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 22,934 bushels of potatoes, 10,582 bushels of oats, 1,073 bushels of turnips, 973 bushels of wheat, 731 pounds of tobacco, 585 horses, 460 bushels of barley, 176 bushels of other root crops, 70 bushels of buckwheat, 60 bushels of peas, 44 swine, 18 tons of hay, 15 sheep, 11 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3 bushels of corn, 1 pounds of homemade butter. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 5,118 acres of farmland owned, 204 acres of farmland rented, 290 acres of farmland held by verbal agreement, 62 persons holding farmland of first quality, 24 persons holding farmland of second quality, 13 persons holding farmland of third quality, 2,195 acres of farmland in arable land, 2 bushels of clover seed, 14 bushels of timothy grass seed, $£97 s10 d0 value apples and other fruits, 94 pounds of flax, 679 acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure, 4,614 acres of farmland fertilized with lime, 6 hay-making machines, 5 hay elevators, 119 mud-digging machines, 177 other machines, 300 threshing machines, 248 cattle — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Manufacturing & industry (1871). This community's record includes 4 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 20 flax manufactories, 855 carts, trucks, and truck-wagons, 2,537 riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds, 125 yards of not-fulled cloth, 1,800 breweries and distilleries, 7 pounds of leather produced in tanneries, 1 shingle and lath mills, 300 steam engines, 3,392 bricks, 23 yards of cloth, 17 cloth factories, 23 sewing machines, 17 pianos, melodeons, and organs — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1871). This community's record includes 790 gallons of fish oil, 315 barrels of mackerel, 67 fishing boats, 20 barrels of herring or alewives. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 136 fishing establishments, 197 quintals of codfish or hake, 3 men employed in fishing, 6 fishing barrels — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1871). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gordon | 1821–1907 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3086648
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
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/.