Year: 1871
| Province: Prince Edward Island
Summerside, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Summerside was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,917. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.396°N, 63.788°W.
Population
In 1871, Summerside had a population of 1,917. Population density was 1521.0 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).
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 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Summerside shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 74 |
| Number of deaf and dumb persons | 1 |
| Number of families | 307 |
| Number of insane persons | 2 |
| Number of married persons | 580 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 4 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 536 |
| Number of single persons | 1,337 |
| POP TOT | 1,917 |
| Total population | 1,917 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 180 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 130 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 321 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 47 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 251 |
| Number of females over 60 | 27 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 95 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 305 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 110 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 237 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 186 |
| Number of males over 60 | 28 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of Indigenous males | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 25 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 41 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 39 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,595 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 36 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 181 |
Religion (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of Baptists | 115 |
| Number of Bible Christians | 14 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 66 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 307 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 95 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 463 |
| Number of Methodists | 229 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 605 |
| Number of Universalists | 23 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of churches | 6 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 3 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 34 |
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 64 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 946 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 1,418 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 50 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 257 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,295 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,620 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 320 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 710 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 150 |
| Number of cattle | 192 |
| Number of farming mills | 7 |
| Number of hay elevators | 4 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 4 |
| Number of horses | 104 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 3 |
| Number of other machines | 28 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 180 |
| Number of swine | 202 |
| Number of threshing machines | 4 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,250 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 7,500 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 252 |
Manufacturing & industry (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of breweries and distilleries | 2 |
| Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year | 50 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 86 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of lime kilns | 1 |
| Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs | 22 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 216 |
| Number of sewing machines | 46 |
| Number of steam engines | 1 |
| Number of tanneries | 1 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 5,000 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 60 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 309 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 24 |
Other recorded variables (84 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Baptists | 115 |
| Bible Christians | 14 |
| Births during the past year | 74 |
| COUNTY | Prince |
| Deaf and Dumb | 1 |
| Deaths during the past year | 24 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 130 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 321 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 47 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 251 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 180 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 27 |
| Indian Males | 1 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 95 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 95 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 305 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 110 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 237 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 186 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 28 |
| Married during the past year | 4 |
| Members of the Church of England | 307 |
| Methodists | 229 |
| NAME COUNTY | Prince County |
| Native of British Provines | 181 |
| Native of England | 41 |
| Native of Ireland | 39 |
| Native of Other Countries | 25 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,595 |
| Native of Scotland | 36 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 50 |
| No acres of arable land | 946 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 536 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 1,418 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 3,620 |
| No of bushels of barley | 257 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 130 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 2 |
| No of bushels of oats | 3,295 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 10 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 320 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 710 |
| No of bushels of winter wheat | 150 |
| No of Bushels other Roots | 20 |
| No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year | 50 |
| No of Families | 307 |
| No of Grist Mills | 1 |
| No of Insane | 2 |
| No of Lime Manufactured | 1 |
| No of Married Persons | 580 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 12 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 22 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 46 |
| No of Single Persons | 1,337 |
| No of Steam Engines for mechanical purposes | 1 |
| No of tons Hay | 252 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 34 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 64 |
| Number of Brewing and Distilling Establishments | 2 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 86 |
| Number of Churches | 6 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 7 |
| Number of Hay Elevators | 4 |
| Number of Hogs | 202 |
| Number of Horses | 104 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 4 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 3 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 192 |
| Number of other useful machines | 28 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 216 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 3 |
| Number of Sheep | 180 |
| Number of Tanterries | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 4 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 60 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 309 |
| Other Denominations | 66 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 5,000 |
| Pounds of Butter | 1,250 |
| Pounds of Tobacco manufactured during the past year | 7,500 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 463 |
| Roman Catholics | 605 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,917 |
| Universalists | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001025 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE133001 — 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). "Summerside, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/summerside-pe001025-1871/.