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 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 density was 32.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,298 |
| 1881 | 1,527 |
| 1891 | 1,525 |
| 1901 | 1,402 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 536 |
| POP M | 597 |
| POP TOT | 1,133 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ASIA OTHER | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 74 |
| BRIT BORN F | 9 |
| BRIT BORN M | 10 |
| BRIT ENG | 240 |
| BRIT IRISH | 440 |
| BRIT OTHER | 27 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 411 |
| CAN BORN F | 520 |
| CAN BORN M | 573 |
| EUR DUTCH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 157 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 312 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 590 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001018— 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 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/.