Township No. 1, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township No. 1 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,561. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.970°N, 64.070°W.
Population
In 1871, Township No. 1 had a population of 2,561.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,561 |
| 1881 | 2,787 |
| 1891 | 2,950 |
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 (1.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township No. 1 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,561 total population, 786 married persons, 386 families. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 3 deaf and dumb persons, 2,561 persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated, 1,775 single persons, 9 insane persons, 3 persons married, 19 births — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Age structure (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 232 males aged under 5, 364 males aged 5 to 16, 152 males aged 16 to 21, 355 males aged 21 to 45, 127 males aged 45 to 60, 59 males over 60, 254 females aged 0 to 5, 343 females aged 5 to 16, 169 females aged 16 to 21, 364 females aged 21-45, 90 females aged 45-60, 52 females over 60 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1871). This community's record includes 78 persons originating in Ireland, 14 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 19 persons originating in England, 171 persons originating in the British Provinces, 2,278 persons originating in Prince Edward Island — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 40 members of the Church of England, 75 members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces, 28 members of the Kirk of Scotland, 2,376 Roman Catholics, 22 Methodists, 18 Baptists, 2 members of other denominations — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 2 churches, 8 schoolhouses — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 118,720 bushels of potatoes, 55,642 bushels of oats, 21,825 pounds of homemade butter, 10,396 bushels of wheat, 3,823 sheep, 2,177 bushels of turnips, 1,596 swine, 1,492 bushels of barley, 670 tons of hay, 663 horses, 508 bushels of buckwheat, 177 bushels of corn, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 21,339 acres of farmland owned, 191 persons holding farmland of first quality, 71 persons holding farmland of second quality, 28 persons holding farmland of third quality, 19,162 acres of farmland in arable land, 8 bushels of clover seed, 13 bushels of timothy grass seed, $ £14 s0 d0 value apples and other fruits, 531 pounds of flax, 20 acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure, 18 farming mills, 6 hay mowing machines, 1 hay-making machines, 1 mud-digging machines, 17 threshing machines, 1,647 cattle — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Manufacturing & industry (1871). This community's record includes 4 saw mills, 2 carding and fulling mills, 2 grist mills, 1 tanneries. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 404 carts, trucks, and truck-wagons, 690 riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds, 19,726 yards of not-fulled cloth, 2,500 pounds of leather produced in tanneries, 2 fulling and dressing mills, 2 shingle and lath mills — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1871). This community's record includes 2,885 barrels of mackerel, 2,136 barrels of herring or alewives, 1,896 gallons of fish oil, 186 fishing boats. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 50 fishing establishments, 2,295 quintals of codfish or hake, 231 men employed in fishing, 1,000 fishing barrels, 1 cooper's shops, 2,390 pounds of hake sounds cured, $£150 s0 d0 value salmon — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1871). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Conroy | 1816–1879 | died here |
| Pierre-Paul Arsenault | b. 1867 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259881
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_1,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_1
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 No. 1, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-1-pe001001-1871/.