Township 34, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 34 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,387. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.358°N, 63.096°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 34 had a population of 1,387. Population density was 35.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,387 |
| 1881 | 1,384 |
| 1891 | 1,317 |
| 1901 | 1,153 |
| 1911 | 1,049 |
| 1921 | 1,019 |
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 (1.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township 34 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)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 28 |
| Number of families | 216 |
| Number of insane persons | 1 |
| Number of married persons | 401 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 9 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 596 |
| Number of single persons | 986 |
| POP TOT | 1,387 |
| Total population | 1,387 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 98 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 83 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 218 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 55 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 182 |
| Number of females over 60 | 53 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 74 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 207 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 64 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 189 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 122 |
| Number of males over 60 | 42 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 42 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 47 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,240 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 40 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 14 |
Religion (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 90 |
| Number of Bible Christians | 2 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 10 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 44 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 268 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 283 |
| Number of Methodists | 348 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 342 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 4 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 4 |
Agriculture (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 2,754 |
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 876 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 13,160 |
| Acres of farmland neither owned nor rented | 50 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 10,761 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 9,453 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,207 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 304 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 91,150 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 85,940 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 203 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18,190 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 6,613 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Number of cattle | 1,310 |
| Number of farming mills | 94 |
| Number of hay elevators | 2 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 63 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 63 |
| Number of horses | 576 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 47 |
| Number of other machines | 9 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 48 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 126 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 3,283 |
| Number of swine | 1,910 |
| Number of threshing machines | 78 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,510 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,400 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,286 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £282 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 316 |
| Number of grist mills | 4 |
| Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs | 2 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 645 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of sewing machines | 3 |
| Number of stamping machines | 2 |
| Number of tanneries | 2 |
| Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year | 2,000 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,818 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 4,680 |
Fisheries (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 219 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 365 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 125 |
| Number of fishing boats | 9 |
| Number of fishing establishments | 5 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 12 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 166 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 9 |
Other recorded variables (92 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 282 0 0 |
| Baptists | 90 |
| Bible Christians | 2 |
| Births during the past year | 28 |
| COUNTY | Queen's |
| Deaths during the past year | 9 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 83 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 218 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 55 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 182 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 98 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 53 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 125 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 268 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 74 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 207 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 64 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 189 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 122 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 42 |
| Married during the past year | 9 |
| Members of the Church of England | 44 |
| Methodists | 348 |
| NAME COUNTY | Queen's County |
| Native of British Provines | 14 |
| Native of England | 42 |
| Native of Ireland | 47 |
| Native of Other Countries | 4 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,240 |
| Native of Scotland | 40 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 9,453 |
| No acres of arable land | 13,160 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 596 |
| No of acres held as occupants being neither freeholders nor leaseholders | 50 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 10,761 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 219 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 365 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 9 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 85,940 |
| No of bushels of barley | 5,207 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 304 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 60 |
| No of bushels of oats | 91,150 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 203 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 18,190 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 6,613 |
| No of bushels of winter wheat | 30 |
| No of Carding Mills | 1 |
| No of Families | 216 |
| No of Grist Mills | 4 |
| No of Insane | 1 |
| No of Married Persons | 401 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 12 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 48 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 126 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 16 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 2 |
| No of Saw Mills | 1 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 3 |
| No of Single Persons | 986 |
| No of tons Hay | 2,286 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 2,754 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 876 |
| Number of Bushels of Beans | 9 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 316 |
| Number of Churches | 4 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 94 |
| Number of Fishing Establishments | 5 |
| Number of Hay Elevators | 2 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 63 |
| Number of Hogs | 1,910 |
| Number of Horses | 576 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 63 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 47 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 1,310 |
| Number of other useful machines | 9 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 645 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 4 |
| Number of Sheep | 3,283 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 2 |
| Number of Tanterries | 2 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 78 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 2,818 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 4,680 |
| Other Denominations | 10 |
| Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year | 2,000 |
| Pounds of Butter | 29,400 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 4,510 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 283 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 166 |
| Roman Catholics | 342 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,387 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003011— 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 34, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-34-pe002013-1871/.