HGIS CanadaPrince Edward IslandTownship No. 11 › 1871
Year: 1871  |  Province: Prince Edward Island

Township No. 11, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)

Township No. 11 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 570. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.691°N, 64.003°W.

Population

In 1871, Township No. 11 had a population of 570.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
1871570
1881625
1891700

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 No. 11 shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1871

The 1871 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 10 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (7 variables)
VariableValue
Number of births in the past year19
Number of families88
Number of married persons177
Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated294
Number of single persons393
POP TOT570
Total population570
Age structure (12 variables)
VariableValue
Number of females aged 0 to 543
Number of females aged 16 to 2136
Number of females aged 21-4569
Number of females aged 45-6022
Number of females aged 5 to 1687
Number of females over 6015
Number of males aged 16 to 2136
Number of males aged 21 to 4574
Number of males aged 45 to 6025
Number of males aged 5 to 1686
Number of males aged under 559
Number of males over 6018
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
VariableValue
Number of persons originating in England9
Number of persons originating in Ireland52
Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island503
Number of persons originating in Scotland4
Number of persons originating in the British Provinces2
Religion (7 variables)
VariableValue
Number of Baptists3
Number of Bible Christians15
Number of members of the Church of England91
Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland6
Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces122
Number of Methodists4
Number of Roman Catholics329
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
VariableValue
Number of churches3
Number or schoolhouses3
Agriculture (33 variables)
VariableValue
Acres of farmland fertilized with lime161
Acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure167
Acres of farmland in arable land4,109
Acres of farmland owned10,520
Acres of farmland rented266
Bushels of barley produced in the past year511
Bushels of beans produced in the past year2
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year419
Bushels of clover seed produced in the past year5
Bushels of corn produced in the past year6
Bushels of oats produced in the past year12,648
Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year14.50
Bushels of peas produced in the past year4
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year18,661
Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year98
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year1,182
Bushels of wheat produced in the past year2,781
Number of cattle582
Number of farming mills2
Number of hay mowing machines1
Number of horses237
Number of mud-digging machines16
Number of persons holding farmland of first quality49
Number of persons holding farmland of second quality24
Number of persons holding farmland of third quality7
Number of sheep943
Number of swine236
Number of threshing machines3
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year837
Pounds of flax produced in the past year400
Pounds of homemade butter6,539
Tons of hay produced in the past year404
Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year£33 s0 d0
Manufacturing & industry (9 variables)
VariableValue
Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons103
Number of grist mills1
Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds122
Number of saw mills1
Number of shingle and lath mills1
Pounds of leather produced in tanneries in the past year22
Yards of cloth produced in the past year4,767
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year1,153
Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year3,560
Fisheries (8 variables)
VariableValue
Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year246
Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year10
Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year80
Number of cooper's shops1
Number of fishing barrels produced in the past year152
Number of fishing boats5
Number of men employed in fishing7
Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year199
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
VariableValue
Total number of deaths in the past year6
Other recorded variables (85 variables)
VariableValue
Apples and other Fruit Value 33 0
Baptists3
Bible Christians15
Births during the past year19
COUNTYPrince
Deaths during the past year6
Females From 16 to 2136
Females From 21 to 4569
Females From 45 to 6022
Females From 5 to 1687
Females Under 5 Years43
Females Upwards of 6015
Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year80
Kirk of Scotland6
Males From 16 to 2136
Males From 21 to 4574
Males From 45 to 6025
Males From 5 to 1686
Males Under 5 Years59
Males Upwards of 6018
Members of the Church of England91
Methodists4
NAME COUNTYPrince County
Native of British Provines2
Native of England9
Native of Ireland52
Native of PE Island503
Native of Scotland4
No acres held by lease or agreement266
No acres of arable land4,109
No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox294
No of acres held in fee simple10,520
No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives246
No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year10
No of boats onward for fishing purposes5
No of bushel Potatoes18,661
No of bushels of barley511
No of bushels of Buck wheat419
No of bushels of clover seed5
No of bushels of Indian Corn6
No of bushels of oats12,648
No of bushels of Timothey Seed98
No of Bushels of Turnips1,182
No of bushels of Wheat2,781
No of Bushels other Roots14.50
No of Coppers Shops1
No of Families88
No of Fish barrels manufactured during the past year152
No of Grist Mills1
No of Married Persons177
No of men engaged in Fishing7
No of persons holding land of First Quality49
No of persons holding land of Second Quality24
No of persons holding land of Third Quality7
No of Saw Mills1
No of Shingle and Lath Mills1
No of Single Persons393
No of tons Hay404
Number of acres covered with Lime161
Number of acres covered with Shell Manure167
Number of Bushels of Beans2
Number of Bushels of Flax400
Number of Bushels of Peas4
Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons103
Number of Churches3
Number of Farming Mills2
Number of Hogs236
Number of Horses237
Number of Mowing Machine1
Number of Mud Diggers16
Number of Neat Cattle582
Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs122
Number of Schoolhouses3
Number of Sheep943
Number of Threshing Machines3
Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled 1,153
Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled 3,560
Pounds of 1 cather manufactured during the past year22
Pounds of Butter6,539
Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year837
Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces122
Quintals of Codfish or Hake199
Roman Catholics329
Total number including servants and apprentices570
Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year4,767

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 No. 11, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-11-pe001011-1871/.