Township No. 35, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township No. 35 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,080. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259905. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.330°N, 63.008°W.
Population
In 1871, Township No. 35 had a population of 1,080.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,080 |
| 1881 | 1,116 |
| 1891 | 1,089 |
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 (1.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Township No. 35 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,080 total population, 284 married persons, 179 families. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 714 persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated, 796 single persons, 6 persons married, 36 births — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Age structure (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 81 males aged under 5, 152 males aged 5 to 16, 66 males aged 16 to 21, 147 males aged 21 to 45, 59 males aged 45 to 60, 40 males over 60, 62 females aged 0 to 5, 156 females aged 5 to 16, 90 females aged 16 to 21, 147 females aged 21-45, 59 females aged 45-60, 21 females over 60 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1871). This community's record includes 105 persons originating in Ireland, 21 persons originating in Scotland, 4 Indigenous females, 3 Indigenous males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 5 persons originating in England, 12 persons originating in the British Provinces, 937 persons originating in Prince Edward Island — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 16 members of the Church of England, 28 members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces, 80 members of the Kirk of Scotland, 859 Roman Catholics, 70 Methodists, 27 Baptists — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 3 schoolhouses — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 53,565 bushels of oats, 50,393 bushels of potatoes, 16,733 pounds of homemade butter, 4,450 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,884 bushels of wheat, 3,808 bushels of turnips, 2,562 bushels of barley, 2,154 sheep, 749 tons of hay, 705 swine, 356 horses, 289 bushels of buckwheat, 5 bushels of peas, 4 bushels of beans, 4 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 1,543 acres of farmland owned, 13,145 acres of farmland rented, 26 persons holding farmland of first quality, 95 persons holding farmland of second quality, 41 persons holding farmland of third quality, 7,333 acres of farmland in arable land, 16 bushels of clover seed, 111 bushels of timothy grass seed, $£14 s0 d0 value apples and other fruits, 309 pounds of flax, 115 acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure, 110 acres of farmland fertilized with lime, 31 farming mills, 23 hay mowing machines, 35 hay-making machines, 36 mud-digging machines, 35 threshing machines, 971 cattle — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Manufacturing & industry (1871). This community's record includes 2,232 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 1 stamping machines, 345 carts, trucks, and truck-wagons, 542 riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds, 4,438 yards of not-fulled cloth, 6,688 yards of cloth — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1871). This community's record includes 270 barrels of herring or alewives, 48 barrels of mackerel, 6 gallons of fish oil, 5 fishing boats. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 40 quintals of codfish or hake, 5 men employed in fishing — 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.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259905
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_35,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_35_(%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. 35, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-35-pe002014-1871/.