Township 61, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)
Township 61 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,402. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259944. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.099°N, 62.594°W.
Population
In 1901, Township 61 had a population of 1,402: 720 male and 682 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,298 |
| 1881 | 1,527 |
| 1891 | 1,525 |
| 1901 | 1,402 |
| 1911 | 1,363 |
| 1921 | 1,133 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Township 61 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,402 total population, 720 males, 682 females, 491 single males, 440 single females, 249 families, 212 married females, 210 married males, 29 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 243 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 18,240 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259944
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_61,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_61_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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 61, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-61-pe135014-1901/.