Township 60, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 60 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 634. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.035°N, 62.805°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 60 had a population of 634: 318 male and 316 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 830 |
| 1911 | 693 |
| 1921 | 634 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Township 60 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 634 total population, 318 males in the population, 316 females in the population, 307 males born in Canada, 299 females born in Canada, 9 females born outside the British Empire, 9 males born outside the British Empire, 8 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 555 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 44 persons of British origin (English), 34 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 558 Presbyterians, 45 Roman Catholics, 28 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Methodists, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza Margaret Mackenzie | 1879–1937 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259943
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_60,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_60_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-60-pe003020-1921/.