Last PEI census before joining Canada
The Census of Prince Edward Island (1871) was a detailed enumeration in the colony of Prince Edward Island, and the last to take place prior to joining Canada in 1873. The census took place in April 1871, and published on August 23, 1871. The total population count of Prince Edward Island in 1871 was 94,021. This was a 16.3% increase over the 1861 census of 80,857.
The previous census of Prince Edward Island was in 1861, The next census took place in 1881, after Prince Edward Island joined Canada as its seventh province.
Census summary.
A summary of information about Prince Edward Island.
The 1871 census identified 79,948 non-Mi’kmaq people born on the island, 9,797 individuals born in the United Kingdom, 3,246 persons born elsewhere in the British Empire, 384 foreign-born persons, and 323 people of Mi'kmaq ethnicity. The remaining 323 Islanders did not provide a response.
The 1871 census also identified 322 people as "infirm":
Population by county.
Two communities were individually enumerated in this census: Charlottetown (population 8,807), and Georgetown (population 1,056). For census purposes, the remainder of the colony was divided into thirteen districts, five in Prince County, and four each in Kings County and Queens County.
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