Township 36, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 36 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,530. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.344°N, 62.935°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 36 had a population of 1,530. Population density was 44.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,530 |
| 1881 | 1,263 |
| 1891 | 1,253 |
| 1901 | 1,173 |
| 1911 | 1,006 |
| 1921 | 777 |
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 36 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 167 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 | 39 |
| Number of deaf and dumb persons | 1 |
| Number of families | 210 |
| Number of married persons | 403 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 10 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 639 |
| Number of single persons | 1,127 |
| POP TOT | 1,530 |
| Total population | 1,530 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 97 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 96 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 198 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 88 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 214 |
| Number of females over 60 | 54 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 101 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 219 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 96 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 191 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 110 |
| Number of males over 60 | 66 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 223 |
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 1,257 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 31 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 16 |
Religion (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 1 |
| Number of members of other denominations | 14 |
| Number of members of the Church of England | 17 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 3 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 21 |
| Number of Methodists | 5 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 1,469 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of churches | 2 |
| Number or schoolhouses | 4 |
Agriculture (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 26 |
| Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure | 78 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 1,393 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 6,923 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 1,635 |
| Acres of farmland rented | 11,478 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,080 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 255 |
| Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 70,000 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,905 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,720 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 2,760 |
| Number of cattle | 865 |
| Number of farming mills | 3 |
| Number of hay mowing machines | 4 |
| Number of hay-making machines | 3 |
| Number of horses | 363 |
| Number of mud-digging machines | 26 |
| Number of other machines | 1 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 60 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 80 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 50 |
| Number of sheep | 1,799 |
| Number of swine | 722 |
| Number of threshing machines | 10 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 670 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 412 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,283 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 385 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £39 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 198 |
| Number of flax manufactories | 1 |
| Number of pianos, melodeons, and organs | 2 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 297 |
| Number of sewing machines | 2 |
| Number of stamping machines | 1 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 7,223 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 3,067 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 4,156 |
Fisheries (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 191 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 66 |
| Number of fishing boats | 10 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 10 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 15 |
Other recorded variables (84 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 39 0 0 |
| Baptists | 1 |
| Births during the past year | 39 |
| COUNTY | Queen's |
| Deaf and Dumb | 1 |
| Deaths during the past year | 15 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 96 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 198 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 88 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 214 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 97 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 54 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 3 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 101 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 219 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 96 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 191 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 110 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 66 |
| Married during the past year | 10 |
| Members of the Church of England | 17 |
| Methodists | 5 |
| NAME COUNTY | Queen's County |
| Native of British Provines | 16 |
| Native of England | 2 |
| Native of Ireland | 223 |
| Native of Other Countries | 1 |
| Native of PE Island | 1,257 |
| Native of Scotland | 31 |
| No acres held by lease or agreement | 11,478 |
| No acres of arable land | 6,923 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 639 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 1,393 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 1,635 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 191 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 66 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 10 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 29,905 |
| No of bushels of barley | 1,080 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 255 |
| No of bushels of clover seed | 11 |
| No of bushels of Indian Corn | 10 |
| No of bushels of oats | 70,000 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 45 |
| No of Bushels of Turnips | 2,720 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 2,760 |
| No of Families | 210 |
| No of Married Persons | 403 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 10 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 60 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 80 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 50 |
| No of Pianos Melodeons and Organs | 2 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 2 |
| No of Single Persons | 1,127 |
| No of tons Hay | 385 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 26 |
| Number of acres covered with Shell Manure | 78 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 412 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 198 |
| Number of Churches | 2 |
| Number of Farming Mills | 3 |
| Number of Flax Manufactories | 1 |
| Number of Hay making Machines | 3 |
| Number of Hogs | 722 |
| Number of Horses | 363 |
| Number of Mowing Machine | 4 |
| Number of Mud Diggers | 26 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 865 |
| Number of other useful machines | 1 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 297 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 4 |
| Number of Sheep | 1,799 |
| Number of Stamping Machines | 1 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 10 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 3,067 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 4,156 |
| Other Denominations | 14 |
| Pounds of Butter | 13,283 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 670 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 21 |
| Roman Catholics | 1,469 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 1,530 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 7,223 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003013— 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 36, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-36-pe002015-1871/.