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 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 39.1 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 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,402 |
| POP F | 647 |
| POP M | 716 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 47.82 |
| POP TOT | 1,363 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 2 |
| AREA ACRES | 18,240 |
| AREA SQ MI | 28.50 |
| BAPTISTS | 103 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 236 |
| BRIT IRISH | 522 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 545 |
| DUTCH | 12 |
| DWELLINGS | 226 |
| F MARRIED | 202 |
| F SINGLE | 413 |
| F WIDOWED | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 230 |
| FRENCH | 38 |
| GERMAN | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 9 |
| M MARRIED | 199 |
| M SINGLE | 495 |
| M WIDOWED | 22 |
| METHODISTS | 226 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 344 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 678 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE139018— 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 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/.