Township 60, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)
Township 60 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 830. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.035°N, 62.805°W.
Population
In 1901, Township 60 had a population of 830: 412 male and 418 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Township 60 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 830 total population, 418 females, 412 males, 274 single males, 251 single females, 171 families, 127 married males, 126 married females, 40 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 167 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 19,240 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901, 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:
PE135012— 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 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 60, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-60-pe135012-1901/.