Township 61, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 61 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,133. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259944. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.099°N, 62.594°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 61 had a population of 1,133: 597 male and 536 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,363 |
| 1921 | 1,133 |
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 61 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,133 total population, 597 males in the population, 573 males born in Canada, 536 females in the population, 520 females born in Canada, 14 males born outside the British Empire, 10 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 440 persons of British origin (Irish), 411 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 240 persons of British origin (English), 27 persons of British origin (other), 11 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of other Asian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 590 Roman Catholics, 312 Presbyterians, 157 Methodists, 74 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001018_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259944
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_61,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_61_(%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 61, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-61-pe001018-1921/.