Township 17, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 17 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,644. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.425°N, 63.861°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 17 had a population of 1,644. Population density was 46.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,644 |
| 1881 | 1,647 |
| 1891 | 1,694 |
| 1901 | 1,589 |
| 1911 | 1,499 |
| 1921 | 1,331 |
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 (1.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township 17 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 185 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 | 46 |
| Number of blind persons | 3 |
| Number of families | 235 |
| Number of insane persons | 2 |
| Number of married persons | 452 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 7 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 854 |
| Number of single persons | 1,192 |
| POP TOT | 1,644 |
| Total population | 1,644 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 118 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 123 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 218 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 70 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 270 |
| Number of females over 60 | 34 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 88 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 220 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 80 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 227 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 153 |
| Number of males over 60 | 43 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 53 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 23 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,483 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 20 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 60 |
Religion (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 28 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 74 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 460 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 28 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 195 |
| Number of Methodists | 120 |
| Number of Quakers | 2 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 735 |
| Number of Universalists | 2 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 2 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 7 |
Agriculture (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 150.50 |
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 1,044 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 80 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 6,587 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 14,943 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 2,671 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,915 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 10.50 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,341 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 83.50 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,327 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 31.50 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 66,801 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 176.50 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,808 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 4,422 |
| Number of cattle | 960 |
| Number of farming mills | 42 |
| Number of hay elevators | 6 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 35 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 8 |
| Number of horses | 458 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 38 |
| Number of other machines | 378 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 86 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 43 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 2,590 |
| Number of swine | 960 |
| Number of threshing machines | 34 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 350 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 427 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,025 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,957 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £7 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of lime produced in the past year | 2,200 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year | 57 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 298 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of lime kilns | 2 |
| Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs | 12 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 580 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of sewing machines | 20 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 1 |
| Number of stamping machines | 3 |
| Number of tanneries | 2 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 5,000 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,537 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 10,403 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 7 |
Other recorded variables (93 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 7 0 0 |
| Baptists | 28 |
| Barrels of Limes manufactured during the past years | 2,200 |
| Births during the past year | 46 |
| Blind | 3 |
| COUNTY | Prince |
| Deaths during the past year | 7 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 123 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 218 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 70 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 270 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 118 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 34 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 28 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 88 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 220 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 80 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 227 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 153 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 43 |
| Married during the past year | 7 |
| Members of the Church of England | 460 |
| Methodists | 120 |
| NAME COUNTY | Prince County |
| Native of British Provines | 60 |
| Native of England | 53 |
| Native of Ireland | 23 |
| Native of Other Countries | 5 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,483 |
| Native of Scotland | 20 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 2,671 |
| No acres of arable land | 6,587 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 854 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 80 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 14,943 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 66,801 |
| No of bushels of barley | 3,915 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 3,341 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 83.50 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 95 |
| No of bushels of oats | 53,327 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 176.50 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 6,808 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 4,422 |
| No of Carding Mills | 1 |
| No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year | 57 |
| No of Families | 235 |
| No of Grist Mills | 1 |
| No of Insane | 2 |
| No of Lime Manufactured | 2 |
| No of Married Persons | 452 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 86 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 43 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 5 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 12 |
| No of Saw Mills | 1 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 20 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 1 |
| No of Single Persons | 1,192 |
| No of tons Hay | 1,957 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 150.50 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 1,044 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 10.50 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 427 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 31.50 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 298 |
| Number of Churches | 2 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 42 |
| Number of Hay Elevators | 6 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 8 |
| Number of Hogs | 960 |
| Number of Horses | 458 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 35 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 38 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 960 |
| Number of other useful machines | 378 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 580 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 7 |
| Number of Sheep | 2,590 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 3 |
| Number of Tanterries | 2 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 34 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 2,537 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 10,403 |
| Other Denominations | 74 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 5,000 |
| Pounds of Butter | 21,025 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 350 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 195 |
| Quakers | 2 |
| Roman Catholics | 735 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,644 |
| Universalists | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002017— 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). "Township 17, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-17-pe001024-1871/.