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Year: 1871  |  Province: Prince Edward Island

Township 33, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)

Township 33 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,219. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.358°N, 63.172°W.

Population

In 1871, Township 33 had a population of 1,219. Population density was 33.7 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18711,219
18811,332
18911,279
19011,120
1911991
1921981

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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871

In the 1871 census, Township 33 shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1871

The 1871 census recorded 183 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 10 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (9 variables)
VariableValue
Number of births in the past year33
Number of families185
Number of insane persons2
Number of married persons373
Number of persons married in the past year7
Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated624
Number of single persons846
POP TOT1,219
Total population1,219
Age structure (12 variables)
VariableValue
Number of females aged 0 to 592
Number of females aged 16 to 2182
Number of females aged 21-45166
Number of females aged 45-6057
Number of females aged 5 to 16176
Number of females over 6037
Number of males aged 16 to 2176
Number of males aged 21 to 45155
Number of males aged 45 to 6063
Number of males aged 5 to 16189
Number of males aged under 587
Number of males over 6039
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
VariableValue
Number of persons originating in all other places1
Number of persons originating in England104
Number of persons originating in Ireland12
Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island1,033
Number of persons originating in Scotland46
Number of persons originating in the British Provinces23
Religion (7 variables)
VariableValue
Number of Baptists7
Number of Bible Christians318
Number of members of the Church of England144
Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland342
Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces158
Number of Methodists160
Number of Roman Catholics90
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
VariableValue
Number of churches8
Number or schoolhouses6
Agriculture (37 variables)
VariableValue
Acres of farmland fertilized with lime3,529
Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure702
Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement50
Acres of farmland in arable land11,421
Acres of farmland neither owned nor rented50
Acres of farmland owned7,823
Acres of farmland rented9,352
Bushels of barley produced in the past year10,514
Bushels of beans produced in the past year11
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year1,246
Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year98
Bushels of oats produced in the past year91,190
Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year116
Bushels of peas produced in the past year52
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year68,000
Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year362
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year38,624
Bushels of wheat produced in the past year6,633
Number of cattle1,304
Number of farming mills84
Number of hay elevators2
Number of hay mowing machines64
Number of hay-making machines88
Number of horses554
Number of mud-digging machines35
Number of other machines42
Number of persons holding farmland of first quality59
Number of persons holding farmland of second quality90
Number of persons holding farmland of third quality23
Number of sheep3,249
Number of swine898
Number of threshing machines83
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year5,555
Pounds of flax produced in the past year60
Pounds of homemade butter28,863
Tons of hay produced in the past year2,333
Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year£300 s0 d0
Manufacturing & industry (15 variables)
VariableValue
Barrels of lime produced in the past year3,214
Number of carding and fulling mills1
Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons296
Number of fulling and dressing mills1
Number of grist mills2
Number of lime kilns5
Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs31
Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds358
Number of saw mills1
Number of sewing machines14
Number of shingle and lath mills2
Number of stamping machines13
Yards of cloth produced in the past year7,677
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year3,069
Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year4,653
Fisheries (2 variables)
VariableValue
Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year2
Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year12
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
VariableValue
Total number of deaths in the past year11
Other recorded variables (92 variables)
VariableValue
Apples and other Fruit Value 300 0 0
Baptists7
Barrels of Limes manufactured during the past years3,214
Bible Christians318
Births during the past year33
COUNTYQueen's
Deaths during the past year11
Females From 16 to 2182
Females From 21 to 45166
Females From 45 to 6057
Females From 5 to 16176
Females Under 5 Years92
Females Upwards of 6037
Kirk of Scotland342
Males From 16 to 2176
Males From 21 to 45155
Males From 45 to 6063
Males From 5 to 16189
Males Under 5 Years87
Males Upwards of 6039
Married during the past year7
Members of the Church of England144
Methodists160
NAME COUNTYQueen's County
Native of British Provines23
Native of England104
Native of Ireland12
Native of Other Countries1
Native of PE Island1,033
Native of Scotland46
No acres held by lease or agreement9,352
No acres of arable land11,421
No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox624
No of acres held as occupants being neither freeholders nor leaseholders50
No of acres held by verbal agreement50
No of acres held in fee simple7,823
No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year2
No of bushel Potatoes68,000
No of bushels of barley10,514
No of bushels of Buck wheat1,246
No of bushels of clover seed98
No of bushels of oats91,190
No of bushels of Timothey Seed362
No of Bushels of Turnips38,624
No of bushels of Wheat6,633
No of Bushels other Roots116
No of Carding Mills1
No of Families185
No of Fulling and dressing Mills1
No of Grist Mills2
No of Insane2
No of Lime Manufactured5
No of Married Persons373
No of persons holding land of First Quality59
No of persons holding land of Second Quality90
No of persons holding land of Third Quality23
No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs31
No of Saw Mills1
No of Sewing Machines14
No of Shingle and Lath Mills2
No of Single Persons846
No of tons Hay2,333
Number of acres covered with Lime3,529
Number of acres covered with Shell Manure702
Number of Bushels of Beans11
Number of Bushels of Flax60
Number of Bushels of Peas52
Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons296
Number of Churches8
Number of Farming Mills84
Number of Hay Elevators2
Number of Hay making Machines88
Number of Hogs898
Number of Horses554
Number of Mowing Machine64
Number of Mud Diggers35
Number of Neat Cattle1,304
Number of other useful machines42
Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs358
Number of Schoolhouses6
Number of Sheep3,249
Number of Stamping Machines13
Number of Threshing Machines83
Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled 3,069
Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled 4,653
Pounds of Butter28,863
Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year5,555
Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces158
Quintals of Codfish or Hake12
Roman Catholics90
Total number including servants and apprentices1,219
Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year7,677

Identifiers

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 33, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-33-pe002012-1871/.