INTRODUCTION In the press of rapidly changing current events, and with the need and desire to provide statistical services relevant to those events, it is essential to sustain an historical perspective. This volume contributes to that perspective. Just as current statistical information provides the foundation and matrix for identification of current societal issues, for policy formation and for program monitoring, so also does historical statistics help portray the realities of the history of Prince Edward Island. In this volume one can trace the historical conditions of Islanders respecting inflation, housing, employment, health, education, finance - all matters of current relevance. This volume, like its out-of-print predecessor Prince Edward Island Statistics: Past and Present, contains a wide range of economic, social and political data and a considerable amount of material descriptive of the data for the period from before Confederation to the end of the twentieth century. I want to express my appreciation to all those who contributed to this work,especially Statistics Canada as well as many colleagues from the provincial public service.. H. Spierenburg, M.D.E. Economist - Statistics P.E.I. Department of the Provincial Treasury Charlottetown, P.E.I. July 1, 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table no. Section 1: Census of Population Page no. 1.01 Population, Census dates, 1851-2001, Canada and Provinces 5 1.02 Census population, urban, rural, farm and fon-Farm, P.E.I., 1871-2001 6 1.03 Census population by Census Division, P.E.I., 1901-2001 7 1.04 Census population by Federal Electoral District, P.E.I., 1901-2001 7 1.05 Census population by 5 year age groups, P.E.I., 1901-2002 8-11 1.06 Census population by marital status and sex, P.E.I., 1921-2002 12 1.07 Census families by structure and age groups of children, P.E.I., 1986-2001 13-15 Section 2: Demography 2.01 Population estimates as of July 1, 1971-2000, Canada and Provinces 16-17 2.02 Population estimates, P.E.I., 1728-2000 18-19 2.03 International migration to Prince Edward Island, 1946-2000 19 2.04 Population estimates and components of growth, P.E.I., 1946-2000 20 2.05 Population estimates/components of growth, by county, P.E.I., 1986-2000 21 2.06 Components of internationa/interprovincial migration, P.E.I., 1961/62-2000/01 22 2.07 Estimates of interprovincial migration, P.E.I., 1962-2000 23 2.08 Lone parent families, persons in families, and average family size, by sex of parent, P.E.I., July 1, 1986-2000 24 2.09 Births, deaths and marriages, P.E.I., 1921-2000 24-26 2.10 Infant deaths and rates by sex, P.E.I., 1921-2000 27-28 Section 3: Labour Force 3.01 Labour force statistics, P.E.I., 1966-2000 29 3.02 Labour force statistics, by gender, P.E.I., 1976-2000 30 3.03 Total population and population 15 years and over showing number in labour force by sex for selected census years, P.E.I. 1911-2001 31 3.04 Labour force by age group and sex, P.E.I., for census years 1951-2001 31 3.05 Full-time and part-time employment by sex, P.E.I., 1976-2001 32 3.06 Labour force 15 years of age and over by industry and sex, 1951-2001 32-33 3.07 Labour force 15 years of age and over by occupation and sex, P.E.I. selected census years 1971-2001 34-35 3.08 Estimates of employees by industry, unadjusted annual averages, P.E.I., 1961-2000 36-37 Section 4: Income and Taxation 4.01 Provincial Government employment and payroll, P.E.I., 1974-2000 38 4.02 Unemployment/unemployment insurance benefits, P.E.I., 1943-2000 38 4.03 Average weekly earnings, industrial composite (1939-1985) and industrial aggregate (1983-2000), P.E.I. 39 4.04 Minimum wage rates, P.E.I., 1973-1989 39 4.05 Number of taxfilers, total income and total tax, by occupational class, all returns, taxable and on-taxable, P.E.I., 1977-2000 40-43 4.06 Personal disposable income, personal income and its main components, P.E.I., 1926-2000 44-47 4.07 Personal income & per capita personal income, Canada & P.E.I., 1926-2000 48-49 4.08 Per capita personal disposable income,personal income and its components, P.E.I., 1926-2000 50-53 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Table no. Section 5: Gross Domestic Product Page no. 5.01 Net Provincial Income and Provincial GDP, P.E.I., 1961-1981 54 5.02 Gross Provincial Expenditures, P.E.I., 1961-2000 55-56 5.03 Provincial GDP at factor Cost, P.E.I., 1971-2000 57-60 5.04 Revenues and expenditures by all levels of government, national accounts basis, P.E.I., 1961-2000 61-63 Section 6: Miscellaneous financial statistics 6.01 Selected interest rates and exchange rates, Canada & USA, 1935-2000 64 6.02 Manufacturing Industry Price Indexes, Canada, 1956-2000 65 6.03 CPI, Canada, annual averages and year-over year percentage changes of major components, 1949-2000 66 6.04 CPI, P.E.I., annual averages and year-over year percentage changes of major components, 1974-2000 67 6.05 Urban family expenditures, Charlottetown/Summerside, 1978-1986 68 Household spending, P.E.I., 1997-2000 68 Section 7: Trade and investment 7.01 Value of retail trade by kind of business, P.E.I., 1972-2000 69-70 7.02 New Motor Vehicle Sales by type, number and value, P.E.I., 1956-2000 71 7.03 Public and Private Investment, by type, 1956-2000 72 7.04 Value of Building Permits, by type, P.E.I., 1956-2000 73 7.05 Housing starts, completions and under construction, P.E.I., 1948-2000 73 7.06 Housing starts, by type, P.E.I., 1948-2000 74 Section 8: Agriculture, fishing and forestry 8.01 Farm cash receipts from farming operations, selected items, P.E.I., 1947-2000 75 8.02 Income of farm operators from farming operations, P.E.I., 1926-2000 76 8.03 Current value of farm capital, P.E.I., 1926-2000 77 8.04 Selected statistics of census farms, P.E.I., 1921-2001 78 8.05 Potato acreage, production, farm price and value, P.E.I., 1908-2000 79 8.06 Farm classified by size of farm and age of operator, P.E.I., 1931-2001 80 8.07 Farms with sales of $2,500 or more. Classified by product type, P.E.I., 1961-2002 81 8.08 Farm price index of agricultural products, P.E.I., 1971-2000 81 8.09 Estimates of primary forest production, P.E.I., 1968-2000 82 8.10 Fish landings and value, P.E.I., 1919-2000 83-84 8.11 Lobster landings and value, P.E.I., 1919-2000 84 8.12 Average prices received by fishermen, P.E.I., 1919-2000 85 TABLE OF CONTENTS (conclusion) Table no. Section 9: Manufacturing and Energy Page no. 9.01 Principal statistics of wood industries, P.E.I., 1961-2000 86 9.02 Selected principal statistics of manufacturing industries, P.E.I., 1957-2000 87 9.03 Value added in manufacturing activity, by major groups and industry, P.E.I., 1970-2002 88 9.04 Monthly values of manufacturing shipments, unadjusted, P.E.I., 1980-2000 89 9.05 Electricity statistics, P.E.I., 1956-2000 90 9.06 Twelve month average of electricity requirements, P.E.I., 1957-2000 91 9.07 Average retail price for regular gasoline at self-serve stations in major urban centres, Canada, 1990-2001 92 9.07 Average retail price for household heating fuel in major urban centres, Canada, 1990-2002 92 9.08 Sales of refined petroleum products, P.E.I., 1975-2000 93 Section 10: Miscellaneous statistics 10.01 Air passenger statistics to and from Prince Edward Island, 1970-2000 94 10.02 Ferry service statistics, 1966-1997 95-96 10.03 Motor vehicle registrations, P.E.I., 1918-2000 97 10.04 Restaurants, taverns and other establishments, P.E.I., 1981-2000 98 10.05 Annual tourist statistics, P.E.I., 1973-2000 99 10.06 Number of locations and total revenue for major accommodation groups, P.E.I., 1969-2001 100 10.07 Public/private enrolment in elementary/secondary schools, P.E.I., 1901-2000 101 University and college admissions, P.E.I., 1950/1951-1999/2000 101 10.08 Educational expenditures, 1953/54-1997/98 102 10.09 Members elected in federal elections by political party, P.E.I., 1874-2000 103 Members elected in provincial elections by political party, P.E.I., 1873-2000 103 10.10 Governor and Lieutenant-Governor appointments, P.E.I., 1769-2001 104 10.11 Votes polled in federal elections by political party, P.E.I., 1896-2000 105 TABLE 1.01 POPULATION , CENSUS DATES, 1851-2001 CANADA AND PROVINCES Province/Territory: 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 Newfoundland -------- Annual change (%) Prince Edward Island 62,678(1) 80,857 94,021 108,891 109,078 103,259 93,728 88,615 Annual change (%) 29.0 16.3 15.8 0.2 -5.3 -9.2 -5.5 Nova Scotia 276,854 330,857 387,800 440,572 450,396 459,574 492,338 523,837 Annual change (%) 19.5 17.2 13.6 2.2 2.0 7.1 6.4 New Brunswick 193,800 252,047 285,594 321,233 321,263 331,120 351,889 387,876 Annual change (%) 30.1 13.3 12.5 0.0 3.1 6.3 10.2 Quebec 890,261 1,111,566 1,191,516 1,359,027 1,488,535 1,648,898 2,005,776 2,360,510 Annual change (%) 24.9 7.2 14.1 9.5 10.8 21.6 17.7 Ontario 952,004 1,396,091 1,620,851 1,926,922 2,114,321 2,182,947 2,527,292 2,933,662 Annual change (%) 46.6 16.1 18.9 9.7 3.2 15.8 16.1 Manitoba - (2) - (2) 25,228 62,260 152,506 255,211 461,394 610,118 Annual change (%) 146.8 145.0 67.3 80.8 32.2 Saskatchewan - (2) - (2) - (2) - (2) - (2) 91,279 492,432 757,510 Annual change (%) 439.5 53.8 Alberta - (2) - (2) - (2) - (2) - (2) 73,022 374,295 588,454 Annual change (%) 412.6 57.2 British Columbia 55,000 51,524 36,247 49,459 98,173 178,657 392,480 524,582 Annual change (%) -6.3 -29.7 36.4 98.5 82.0 119.7 33.7 Yukon -----27,219 8,512 4,157 Annual change (%) -68.7 -51.2 Northwest Territories 5,700 6,691 48,000 56,446 98,967 20,129 6,507 8,143 Annual change (%) 17.4 617.4 17.6 75.3 -79.7 -67.7 25.1 CANADA 2,436,297 3,229,633 3,689,257 4,324,810 4,833,239 5,371,315 7,206,643