Township No. 36, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township No. 36 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,530. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259906. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.344°N, 62.935°W.
Population
In 1871, Township No. 36 had a population of 1,530.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,530 |
| 1881 | 1,263 |
| 1891 | 1,253 |
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. 36 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 9 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,530 total population, 403 married persons, 210 families. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 1 deaf and dumb persons, 639 persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated, 1,127 single persons, 10 persons married, 39 births — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Age structure (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 110 males aged under 5, 191 males aged 5 to 16, 101 males aged 16 to 21, 219 males aged 21 to 45, 96 males aged 45 to 60, 66 males over 60, 97 females aged 0 to 5, 214 females aged 5 to 16, 96 females aged 16 to 21, 198 females aged 21-45, 88 females aged 45-60, 54 females over 60 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1871). This community's record includes 223 persons originating in Ireland, 31 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 2 persons originating in England, 16 persons originating in the British Provinces, 1,257 persons originating in Prince Edward Island — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 17 members of the Church of England, 21 members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces, 3 members of the Kirk of Scotland, 1,469 Roman Catholics, 5 Methodists, 1 Baptists, 14 members of other denominations — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1871). The 1871 enumerator also recorded 2 churches, 4 schoolhouses — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 70,000 bushels of oats, 29,905 bushels of potatoes, 13,283 pounds of homemade butter, 2,760 bushels of wheat, 2,720 bushels of turnips, 1,799 sheep, 1,080 bushels of barley, 722 swine, 670 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 385 tons of hay, 363 horses, 255 bushels of buckwheat, 10 bushels of corn. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 1,635 acres of farmland owned, 11,478 acres of farmland rented, 1,393 acres of farmland held by verbal agreement, 60 persons holding farmland of first quality, 80 persons holding farmland of second quality, 50 persons holding farmland of third quality, 6,923 acres of farmland in arable land, 11 bushels of clover seed, 45 bushels of timothy grass seed, $£39 s0 d0 value apples and other fruits, 412 pounds of flax, 78 acres of farmland fertilized with shell manure, 26 acres of farmland fertilized with lime, 3 farming mills, 4 hay mowing machines, 3 hay-making machines, 26 mud-digging machines, 1 other machines, 10 threshing machines, 865 cattle — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Manufacturing & industry (1871). This community's record includes 3,067 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 1 flax manufactories, 1 stamping machines, 198 carts, trucks, and truck-wagons, 297 riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds, 4,156 yards of not-fulled cloth, 7,223 yards of cloth, 2 sewing machines, 2 pianos, melodeons, and organs — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1871). This community's record includes 191 barrels of herring or alewives, 66 barrels of mackerel, 10 fishing boats. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1871 enumerator also recorded 10 men employed in fishing — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1871). This community's record includes 15 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 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Kelly | 1803–1879 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259906
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_36,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_36
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. 36, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-36-pe002015-1871/.