Township 61, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 61 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,363. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259944. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.099°N, 62.594°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 61 had a population of 1,363: 716 male and 647 female residents. Population density was 47.8 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Township 61 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 18,240 area in acres, 1,363 total population, 716 males in the population, 647 females in the population, 495 single (never-married) males, 413 single (never-married) females, 230 families, 202 married females, 199 married males, 47.82 population per square mile, 32 widowed females, 28.50 area in square miles, 22 widowed males. 1,402 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 545 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 522 persons of British origin (Irish), 236 persons of British origin (English), 38 persons of French origin, 12 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 678 Roman Catholics, 344 Presbyterians, 226 Methodists, 103 Baptists, 9 Lutherans, 2 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 226 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE139018— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-61-pe139018-1911/.