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
| 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 191 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 10 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 17 |
| Number of blind persons | 1 |
| Number of families | 200 |
| Number of married persons | 277 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 3 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 207 |
| Number of single persons | 779 |
| POP TOT | 1,056 |
| Total population | 1,056 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 58 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 83 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 168 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 48 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 154 |
| Number of females over 60 | 29 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 67 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 159 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 50 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 135 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 69 |
| Number of males over 60 | 36 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 41 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 772 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 179 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 5 |
Religion (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 5 |
| Number of Bible Christians | 3 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 11 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 156 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 272 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 52 |
| Number of Methodists | 10 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 547 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 1 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 2 |
Agriculture (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 4,614 |
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 679 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 290 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 2,195 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 5,118 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 204 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 460 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,582 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,934 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,073 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 973 |
| Number of cattle | 248 |
| Number of hay elevators | 5 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 6 |
| Number of horses | 585 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 119 |
| Number of other machines | 177 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 62 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 24 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 15 |
| Number of swine | 44 |
| Number of threshing machines | 300 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 11 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 94 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 731 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 18 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £97 s10 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of breweries and distilleries | 1,800 |
| Number of bricks produced in the past year | 3,392 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 855 |
| Number of cloth factories | 17 |
| Number of flax manufactories | 20 |
| Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs | 17 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 2,537 |
| Number of sewing machines | 23 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 1 |
| Number of steam engines | 300 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 7 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 23 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 4 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 125 |
Fisheries (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 20 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 315 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 790 |
| Number of fishing barrels produced in the past year | 6 |
| Number of fishing boats | 67 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 136 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 3 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 197 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 5 |
Other recorded variables (96 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 97 10 0 |
| Baptists | 5 |
| Bible Christians | 3 |
| Births during the past year | 17 |
| Blind | 1 |
| COUNTY | King's |
| Deaths during the past year | 5 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 83 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 168 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 48 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 154 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 58 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 29 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 790 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 272 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 67 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 159 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 50 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 135 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 69 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 36 |
| Married during the past year | 3 |
| Members of the Church of England | 156 |
| Methodists | 10 |
| NAME COUNTY | Georgetown |
| Native of British Provines | 5 |
| Native of England | 41 |
| Native of Ireland | 772 |
| Native of Other Countries | 2 |
| Native of PE Island | 3 |
| Native of Scotland | 179 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 204 |
| No acres of arable land | 2,195 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 207 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 290 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 5,118 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 20 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 315 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 67 |
| No of Bricks manufactured during the past year | 3,392 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 22,934 |
| No of bushels of barley | 460 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 70 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 2 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 3 |
| No of bushels of oats | 10,582 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 14 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 1,073 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 973 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 176 |
| No of Cloth Factories | 17 |
| No of Families | 200 |
| No of Fish barrels manufactured during the past year | 6 |
| No of Married Persons | 277 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 3 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 62 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 24 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 13 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 17 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 23 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 1 |
| No of Single Persons | 779 |
| No of Steam Engines for mechanical purposes | 300 |
| No of tons Hay | 18 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 4,614 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 679 |
| Number of Brewing and Distilling Establishments | 1,800 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 94 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 60 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 855 |
| Number of Churches | 1 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 136 |
| Number of Flax Manufactories | 20 |
| Number of Hay Elevators | 5 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 6 |
| Number of Hogs | 44 |
| Number of Horses | 585 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 119 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 248 |
| Number of other useful machines | 177 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 2,537 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 2 |
| Number of Sheep | 15 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 300 |
| 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 Denominations | 11 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 7 |
| Pounds of Butter | 1 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 11 |
| Pounds of Tobacco manufactured during the past year | 731 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 52 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 197 |
| Roman Catholics | 547 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,056 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 23 |
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: 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). "Georgetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/georgetown-royalty-pe003022-1871/.