Township 60, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 60 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 971. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.035°N, 62.805°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 60 had a population of 971: 472 male and 499 female residents. Population density was 28.9 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Township 60 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 169 |
| Number of families | 169 |
| Number of females | 499 |
| Number of males | 472 |
| Number of married females | 139 |
| Number of married males | 140 |
| Number of married persons | 279 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 499 |
| POP M | 472 |
| POP TOT | 971 |
| Total population | 971 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 329 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 321 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 650 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 971 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 161 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 161 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 153 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 84 |
| Number of occupied houses | 161 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,315 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,276 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,593 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,148 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,921 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,197 |
| Acres of oats | 1,879 |
| Acres of potatoes | 291 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 378 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 86 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,795 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,538 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,333 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,216 |
| BWT BU | 88 |
| HAY AC | 1,148 |
| HAY TONS | 625 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 215 |
| Number of chickens | 4,408 |
| Number of ducks | 35 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 159 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 20 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 82 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 212 |
| Number of milk cows | 451 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 164 |
| Number of other cattle | 391 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 1,733 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 647 |
| Number of swine | 162 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 220 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 1,879 |
| OAT BU | 17,795 |
| POT AC | 291 |
| POT BU | 45,538 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,417 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,770 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 673 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,673 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 625 |
| WHT AC | 378 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,333 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 66 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,673 |
| CATTLE KS | 215 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,417 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 329 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 321 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 650 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,770 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 82 |
| DUCKS | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 169 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 673 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 20 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,408 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 212 |
| HOUSES | 161 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 153 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 161 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 139 |
| MD MALE | 140 |
| MD TOT | 279 |
| MILK COWS | 451 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 159 |
| OC TOT | 164 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 391 |
| OTHERS | 971 |
| SHEEP | 1,733 |
| SHEEP KS | 647 |
| SUP AM | 7,921 |
| SUP FOR | 8,276 |
| SUP JV | 13 |
| SUP PAT | 2,315 |
| SUP SC | 5,593 |
| SUP TOT | 16,197 |
| SWINE | 162 |
| SWINE KS | 220 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 161 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 4,216 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136021— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-60-pe136021-1891/.