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 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 density was 24.7 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Township 60 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of families | 171 |
| Number of females | 418 |
| Number of males | 412 |
| Number of married females | 126 |
| Number of married males | 127 |
| Number of single females | 251 |
| Number of single males | 274 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| POP F | 418 |
| POP M | 412 |
| POP TOT | 830 |
| Total population | 830 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 167 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 19,240 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 19,240 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 171 |
| HOUSES | 167 |
| MARRIED F | 126 |
| MARRIED M | 127 |
| SINGLE F | 251 |
| SINGLE M | 274 |
| WIDOWED F | 40 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
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: 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 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/.