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Year: 1871  |  Province: Prince Edward Island

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

YearPopulation
1871961
18811,064
1891971
1901830
1911693
1921634

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

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)
VariableValue
Number of births in the past year29
Number of blind persons1
Number of families167
Number of married persons311
Number of persons married in the past year7
Number of persons neither infected with smallpox nor vaccinated637
Number of single persons650
POP TOT961
Total population961
Age structure (12 variables)
VariableValue
Number of females aged 0 to 576
Number of females aged 16 to 2154
Number of females aged 21-45155
Number of females aged 45-6040
Number of females aged 5 to 16136
Number of females over 6039
Number of males aged 16 to 2139
Number of males aged 21 to 45122
Number of males aged 45 to 6054
Number of males aged 5 to 16140
Number of males aged under 571
Number of males over 6035
Ethnic origin (3 variables)
VariableValue
Number of persons originating in Prince Edward Island747
Number of persons originating in Scotland186
Number of persons originating in the British Provinces28
Religion (5 variables)
VariableValue
Number of Baptists10
Number of members of the Kirk of Scotland491
Number of members of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces417
Number of Methodists4
Number of Roman Catholics39
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
VariableValue
Number or schoolhouses7
Agriculture (23 variables)
VariableValue
Acres of farmland fertilized with lime5
Acres of farmland held by verbal agreement34
Acres of farmland in arable land4,628
Acres of farmland owned15,428
Bushels of barley produced in the past year339
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year25
Bushels of oats produced in the past year29,742
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year24,438
Bushels of timothy grass seed produced in the past year85
Bushels of wheat produced in the past year1,570
Number of cattle651
Number of horses230
Number of persons holding farmland of first quality52
Number of persons holding farmland of second quality105
Number of persons holding farmland of third quality7
Number of sheep1,680
Number of swine358
Number of threshing machines6
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year2,095
Pounds of flax produced in the past year784
Pounds of homemade butter6,433
Tons of hay produced in the past year388
Value of apples and other fruits produced in the past year£5 s0 d0
Manufacturing & industry (10 variables)
VariableValue
Number of carriages and sleighs produced in the past year11
Number of carts, trucks, and truck-wagons163
Number of grist mills1
Number of riding wagons, carriages, wood sleds, and jaunting sleds224
Number of saw mills3
Number of sewing machines1
Number of shingle and lath mills1
Yards of cloth produced in the past year6,994
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year1,670
Yards of not-fulled cloth produced in the past year5,345
Fisheries (6 variables)
VariableValue
Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year139
Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year0.50
Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year38.50
Number of fishing boats6
Number of men employed in fishing12
Quintals of codfish or hake produced in the past year31.50
Deaths & mortality (1 variable)
VariableValue
Total number of deaths in the past year8
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
VariableValue
Apples and other Fruit Value 5 0 0
Baptists10
Births during the past year29
Blind1
COUNTYQueen's
Deaths during the past year8
Females From 16 to 2154
Females From 21 to 45155
Females From 45 to 6040
Females From 5 to 16136
Females Under 5 Years76
Females Upwards of 6039
Gallons of Fish Oil made during the past year38.50
Kirk of Scotland491
Males From 16 to 2139
Males From 21 to 45122
Males From 45 to 6054
Males From 5 to 16140
Males Under 5 Years71
Males Upwards of 6035
Married during the past year7
Methodists4
NAME COUNTYQueen's County
Native of British Provines28
Native of PE Island747
Native of Scotland186
No acres of arable land4,628
No not vaccinated nor had Small Pox637
No of acres held by verbal agreement34
No of acres held in fee simple15,428
No of Barrels of Herring or Alewives139
No of barrels of Mackerel cured during the past year0.50
No of boats onward for fishing purposes6
No of bushel Potatoes24,438
No of bushels of barley339
No of bushels of Buck wheat25
No of bushels of oats29,742
No of bushels of Timothey Seed85
No of bushels of Wheat1,570
No of Carriages and Sleighs manufactued during the past year11
No of Families167
No of Grist Mills1
No of Married Persons311
No of men engaged in Fishing12
No of persons holding land of First Quality52
No of persons holding land of Second Quality105
No of persons holding land of Third Quality7
No of Saw Mills3
No of Sewing Machines1
No of Shingle and Lath Mills1
No of Single Persons650
No of tons Hay388
Number of acres covered with Lime5
Number of Bushels of Flax784
Number of Carts Trucks and Truck wagons163
Number of Hogs358
Number of Horses230
Number of Neat Cattle651
Number of Riding Wagons and Carriages Wood Sleds and Jaunting Sleighs224
Number of Schoolhouses7
Number of Sheep1,680
Number of Threshing Machines6
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 Butter6,433
Pounds of Cheese manufactured during the past year2,095
Presbyterian Church of Lower Provinces417
Quintals of Codfish or Hake31.50
Roman Catholics39
Total number including servants and apprentices961
Yards of Cloth manufactued during the past year6,994

Identifiers

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/.