Township No. 3, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township No. 3 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,149. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.861°N, 64.123°W.
Population
In 1871, Township No. 3 had a population of 1,149.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,149 |
| 1881 | 1,355 |
| 1891 | 1,412 |
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. 3 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,149 total population, 322 married persons, 182 families. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 457 persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated, 827 single persons, 4 insane persons, 5 persons married, 24 births — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Age structure (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 110 males aged under 5, 172 males aged 5 to 16, 59 males aged 16 to 21, 156 males aged 21 to 45, 57 males aged 45 to 60, 38 males over 60, 105 females aged 0 to 5, 179 females aged 5 to 16, 70 females aged 16 to 21, 138 females aged 21-45, 44 females aged 45-60, 21 females over 60 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1871). This community's record includes 38 persons originating in Ireland, 14 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 16 persons originating in England, 46 persons originating in the British Provinces, 1,030 persons originating in Prince Edward Island — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 139 members of the Church of England, 214 members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces, 6 members of the Kirk of Scotland, 614 Roman Catholics, 167 Methodists, 1 Baptists, 7 Bible Christians, 1 Universalists — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 1 churches, 5 schoolhouses — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 47,378 bushels of potatoes, 39,790 bushels of oats, 12,856 pounds of homemade butter, 5,039 bushels of wheat, 3,619 sheep, 1,843 bushels of turnips, 1,563 bushels of buckwheat, 1,078 bushels of barley, 731 swine, 649 tons of hay, 336 horses, 16 bushels of peas, 10 pounds of cheese produced on farms. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 14,867 acres of farmland owned, 2,613 acres of farmland rented, 208 acres of farmland neither owned nor rented, 64 persons holding farmland of first quality, 97 persons holding farmland of second quality, 10 persons holding farmland of third quality, 6,021 acres of farmland in arable land, 12 bushels of clover seed, 133 bushels of timothy grass seed, $£7 s7 d0 value apples and other fruits, 525 acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure, 8 farming mills, 4 hay mowing machines, 7 hay-making machines, 2 hay elevators, 10 mud-digging machines, 5 other machines, 12 threshing machines, 831 cattle — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Manufacturing & industry (1871). This community's record includes 2,356 yards of fulled cloth, 4 grist mills, 3 saw mills. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 169 carts, trucks, and truck-wagons, 346 riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds, 6,748 yards of not-fulled cloth, 3 shingle and lath mills, 15 carriages and sleighs, 9,104 yards of cloth, 1 sewing machines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1871). This community's record includes 506 barrels of mackerel, 367 barrels of herring or alewives, 98 gallons of fish oil, 38 fishing boats. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 2 fishing establishments, 234 quintals of codfish or hake, 51 men employed in fishing, 4,050 fishing barrels, 2 cooper's shops — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1871). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259912
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_3,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_3
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. 3, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-3-pe001003-1871/.