Township No. 17, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township No. 17 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,644. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259876. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.425°N, 63.861°W.
Population
In 1871, Township No. 17 had a population of 1,644.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,644 |
| 1881 | 1,647 |
| 1891 | 1,694 |
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 No. 17 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 91 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,644 total population, 452 married persons, 235 families. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 3 blind persons, 854 persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated, 1,192 single persons, 2 insane persons, 7 persons married, 46 births — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Age structure (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 153 males aged under 5, 227 males aged 5 to 16, 88 males aged 16 to 21, 220 males aged 21 to 45, 80 males aged 45 to 60, 43 males over 60, 118 females aged 0 to 5, 270 females aged 5 to 16, 123 females aged 16 to 21, 218 females aged 21-45, 70 females aged 45-60, 34 females over 60 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1871). This community's record includes 23 persons originating in Ireland, 20 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 53 persons originating in England, 60 persons originating in the British Provinces, 1,483 persons originating in Prince Edward Island — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 460 members of the Church of England, 195 members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces, 28 members of the Kirk of Scotland, 735 Roman Catholics, 120 Methodists, 28 Baptists, 2 Quakers, 2 Universalists, 74 members of other denominations — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 2 churches, 7 schoolhouses — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 66,801 bushels of potatoes, 53,327 bushels of oats, 21,025 pounds of homemade butter, 6,808 bushels of turnips, 4,422 bushels of wheat, 3,915 bushels of barley, 3,341 bushels of buckwheat, 2,590 sheep, 1,957 tons of hay, 960 swine, 458 horses, 350 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 95 bushels of corn, 31.50 bushels of peas, 10.50 bushels of beans. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 14,943 acres of farmland owned, 2,671 acres of farmland rented, 80 acres of farmland held by verbal agreement, 86 persons holding farmland of first quality, 43 persons holding farmland of second quality, 5 persons holding farmland of third quality, 6,587 acres of farmland in arable land, 83.50 bushels of clover seed, 176.50 bushels of timothy grass seed, $£7 s0 d0 value apples and other fruits, 427 pounds of flax, 1,044 acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure, 150.50 acres of farmland fertilized with lime, 42 farming mills, 35 hay mowing machines, 8 hay-making machines, 6 hay elevators, 38 mud-digging machines, 378 other machines, 34 threshing machines, 960 cattle — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Manufacturing & industry (1871). This community's record includes 2,537 yards of fulled cloth, 2 tanneries, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 grist mills, 1 saw mills. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 3 stamping machines, 298 carts, trucks, and truck-wagons, 580 riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds, 10,403 yards of not-fulled cloth, 5,000 pounds of leather produced in tanneries, 1 shingle and lath mills, 2 lime kilns, 2,200 barrels of lime, 57 carriages and sleighs, 20 sewing machines, 12 pianos, melodeons, and organs — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1871). This community's record includes 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cornelius Howatt | 1810–1895 | died here |
| William Henry Pope | 1825–1879 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259876
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_17,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_17_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
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. 17, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-17-pe001024-1871/.