Township 3, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 3 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,149. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.861°N, 64.123°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 3 had a population of 1,149. Population density was 33.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,149 |
| 1881 | 1,355 |
| 1891 | 1,412 |
| 1901 | 1,439 |
| 1911 | 1,298 |
| 1921 | 1,042 |
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 3 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 179 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 | 24 |
| Number of families | 182 |
| Number of insane persons | 4 |
| Number of married persons | 322 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 5 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 457 |
| Number of single persons | 827 |
| POP TOT | 1,149 |
| Total population | 1,149 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 105 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 70 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 138 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 44 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 179 |
| Number of females over 60 | 21 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 59 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 156 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 57 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 172 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 110 |
| Number of males over 60 | 38 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 16 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 38 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,030 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 14 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 46 |
Religion (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 1 |
| Number of Bible Christians | 7 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 139 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 6 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 214 |
| Number of Methodists | 167 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 614 |
| Number of Universalists | 1 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 1 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 5 |
Agriculture (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 525 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 6,021 |
| Acres of farmland neither owned nor rented | 208 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 14,867 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 2,613 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,078 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,563 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,790 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,378 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,843 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 5,039 |
| Number of cattle | 831 |
| Number of farming mills | 8 |
| Number of hay elevators | 2 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 4 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 7 |
| Number of horses | 336 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 10 |
| Number of other machines | 5 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 64 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 97 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 3,619 |
| Number of swine | 731 |
| Number of threshing machines | 12 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,856 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 649 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £7 s7 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year | 15 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 169 |
| Number of grist mills | 4 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 346 |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of sewing machines | 1 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 3 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 9,104 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,356 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 6,748 |
Fisheries (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 367 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 506 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 98 |
| Number of cooper's shops | 2 |
| Number of fishing barrels produced in the past year | 4,050 |
| Number of fishing boats | 38 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 2 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 51 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 234 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 6 |
Other recorded variables (90 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 7 7 0 |
| Baptists | 1 |
| Bible Christians | 7 |
| Births during the past year | 24 |
| COUNTY | Prince |
| Deaths during the past year | 6 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 70 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 138 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 44 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 179 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 105 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 21 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 98 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 6 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 59 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 156 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 57 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 172 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 110 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 38 |
| Married during the past year | 5 |
| Members of the Church of England | 139 |
| Methodists | 167 |
| NAME COUNTY | Prince County |
| Native of British Provines | 46 |
| Native of England | 16 |
| Native of Ireland | 38 |
| Native of Other Countries | 5 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,030 |
| Native of Scotland | 14 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 2,613 |
| No acres of arable land | 6,021 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 457 |
| No of acres held as occupants being neither freeholders nor leaseholders | 208 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 14,867 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 367 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 506 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 38 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 47,378 |
| No of bushels of barley | 1,078 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 1,563 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 12 |
| No of bushels of oats | 39,790 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 133 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 1,843 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 5,039 |
| No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year | 15 |
| No of Coppers Shops | 2 |
| No of Families | 182 |
| No of Fish barrels manufactured during the past year | 4,050 |
| No of Grist Mills | 4 |
| No of Insane | 4 |
| No of Married Persons | 322 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 51 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 64 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 97 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 10 |
| No of Saw Mills | 3 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 1 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 3 |
| No of Single Persons | 827 |
| No of tons Hay | 649 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 525 |
| Number of Bushels of Peas | 16 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 169 |
| Number of Churches | 1 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 8 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 2 |
| Number of Hay Elevators | 2 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 7 |
| Number of Hogs | 731 |
| Number of Horses | 336 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 4 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 10 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 831 |
| Number of other useful machines | 5 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 346 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 5 |
| Number of Sheep | 3,619 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 12 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 2,356 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 6,748 |
| Pounds of Butter | 12,856 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 10 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 214 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 234 |
| Roman Catholics | 614 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,149 |
| Universalists | 1 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 9,104 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002003— 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 3, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-3-pe001003-1871/.