Township 60, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)
Township 60 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 961. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.035°N, 62.805°W.
Population
In 1871, Township 60 had a population of 961. Population density was 28.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 961 |
| 1881 | 1,064 |
| 1891 | 971 |
| 1901 | 830 |
| 1911 | 693 |
| 1921 | 634 |
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 60 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 10 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of births in the past year | 29 |
| Number of blind persons | 1 |
| Number of families | 167 |
| Number of married persons | 311 |
| Number of persons married in the past year | 7 |
| Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated | 637 |
| Number of single persons | 650 |
| POP TOT | 961 |
| Total population | 961 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 0 to 5 | 76 |
| Number of females aged 16 to 21 | 54 |
| Number of females aged 21-45 | 155 |
| Number of females aged 45-60 | 40 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 16 | 136 |
| Number of females over 60 | 39 |
| Number of males aged 16 to 21 | 39 |
| Number of males aged 21 to 45 | 122 |
| Number of males aged 45 to 60 | 54 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 16 | 140 |
| Number of males aged under 5 | 71 |
| Number of males over 60 | 35 |
Ethnic origin (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island | 747 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 186 |
| Number of persons originating in the British Provinces | 28 |
Religion (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Baptists | 10 |
| Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland | 491 |
| Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces | 417 |
| Number of Methodists | 4 |
| Number of Roman Catholics | 39 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number or schoolhouses | 7 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland fertilized with lime | 5 |
| Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in arable land | 4,628 |
| Acres of farmland owned | 15,428 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 339 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,742 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,438 |
| Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 1,570 |
| Number of cattle | 651 |
| Number of horses | 230 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of first quality | 52 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of second quality | 105 |
| Number of persons holding farmland of third quality | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 1,680 |
| Number of swine | 358 |
| Number of threshing machines | 6 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,095 |
| Pounds of flax produced in the past year | 784 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,433 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 388 |
| Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year | £5 s0 d0 |
Manufacturing & industry (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year | 11 |
| Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons | 163 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds | 224 |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of sewing machines | 1 |
| Number of shingle and lath mills | 1 |
| Yards of cloth produced in the past year | 6,994 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,670 |
| Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year | 5,345 |
Fisheries (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 139 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 0.50 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 38.50 |
| Number of fishing boats | 6 |
| Number of men employed in fishing | 12 |
| Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year | 31.50 |
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 8 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Apples and other Fruit Value | 5 0 0 |
| Baptists | 10 |
| Births during the past year | 29 |
| Blind | 1 |
| COUNTY | Queen's |
| Deaths during the past year | 8 |
| Females From 16 to 21 | 54 |
| Females From 21 to 45 | 155 |
| Females From 45 to 60 | 40 |
| Females From 5 to 16 | 136 |
| Females Under 5 Years | 76 |
| Females Upwards of 60 | 39 |
| Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year | 38.50 |
| Kirk of Scotland | 491 |
| Males From 16 to 21 | 39 |
| Males From 21 to 45 | 122 |
| Males From 45 to 60 | 54 |
| Males From 5 to 16 | 140 |
| Males Under 5 Years | 71 |
| Males Upwards of 60 | 35 |
| Married during the past year | 7 |
| Methodists | 4 |
| NAME COUNTY | Queen's County |
| Native of British Provines | 28 |
| Native of PE Island | 747 |
| Native of Scotland | 186 |
| No acres of arable land | 4,628 |
| No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox | 637 |
| No of acres held by verbal agreement | 34 |
| No of acres held in fee simple | 15,428 |
| No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives | 139 |
| No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year | 0.50 |
| No of boats onward for fishing purposes | 6 |
| No of bushel Potatoes | 24,438 |
| No of bushels of barley | 339 |
| No of bushels of Buck wheat | 25 |
| No of bushels of oats | 29,742 |
| No of bushels of Timothey Seed | 85 |
| No of bushels of Wheat | 1,570 |
| No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year | 11 |
| No of Families | 167 |
| No of Grist Mills | 1 |
| No of Married Persons | 311 |
| No of men engaged in Fishing | 12 |
| No of persons holding land of First Quality | 52 |
| No of persons holding land of Second Quality | 105 |
| No of persons holding land of Third Quality | 7 |
| No of Saw Mills | 3 |
| No of Sewing Machines | 1 |
| No of Shingle and Lath Mills | 1 |
| No of Single Persons | 650 |
| No of tons Hay | 388 |
| Number of acres covered with Lime | 5 |
| Number of Bushels of Flax | 784 |
| Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons | 163 |
| Number of Hogs | 358 |
| Number of Horses | 230 |
| Number of Neat Cattle | 651 |
| Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs | 224 |
| Number of Schoolhouses | 7 |
| Number of Sheep | 1,680 |
| Number of Threshing Machines | 6 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the Past year Fulled | 1,670 |
| Number of Yards of Cloth manufactured during the past year no fulled | 5,345 |
| Pounds of Butter | 6,433 |
| Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year | 2,095 |
| Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces | 417 |
| Quintals of Codfish or Hake | 31.50 |
| Roman Catholics | 39 |
| Total number including servants and apprentices | 961 |
| Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year | 6,994 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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 60, Prince Edward Island (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-60-pe002022-1871/.