Township No. 34, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)
Township No. 34 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,384. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259904. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.358°N, 63.096°W.
Population
In 1881, Township No. 34 had a population of 1,384: 719 male and 665 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,387 |
| 1881 | 1,384 |
| 1891 | 1,317 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Township No. 34 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,384 total population, 719 males, 665 females, 376 married persons, 240 families, 189 married females, 187 married males, 65 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 943 single persons under 18, 508 single males under 18, 435 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 232 inhabited houses, 232 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 139,125 bushels of potatoes, 75,030 bushels of oats, 58,300 bushels of turnips, 8,421 bushels of spring wheat, 5,302 bushels of barley, 3,519 tons of hay, 3,071 acres of hay crops, 949 bushels of other root crops, 827 acres of potatoes, 796 acres of wheat, 767 bushels of buckwheat, 314 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 50 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 1,721 barrels of mackerel, 828 fathoms of fishing nets, 338 barrels of herring or alewives, 170 quintals of cod, 90 gallons of fish oil, 66 men on fishing boats, 20 fishing boats, 10 barrels of eels, 6 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,384 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259904
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_34,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_34_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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. 34, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-34-pe002012-1881/.