Township No. 60, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 60 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 971. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.035°N, 62.805°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 60 had a population of 971: 472 male and 499 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 961 |
| 1881 | 1,064 |
| 1891 | 971 |
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 No. 60 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 971 total population, 499 females, 472 males, 279 married persons, 169 families, 140 married males, 139 married females, 42 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 650 single persons under 18, 329 single females under 18, 321 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 971 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 161 houses, 161 houses built of wood, 161 occupied houses, 153 houses of 1 story, 84 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 29 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 45,538 bushels of potatoes, 17,795 bushels of oats, 16,197 acres of land in farms, 12,673 pounds of homemade butter, 8,276 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,921 acres of improved land in farms, 5,593 acres of farmland under crops, 4,770 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,408 chickens, 4,333 bushels of spring wheat, 4,216 bushels of turnips, 2,315 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,879 acres of oats, 1,733 sheep, 1,417 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,148 acres of hay crops, 673 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 647 sheep slaughtered or sold, 625 tons of hay, 451 milk cows, 391 other cattle, 378 acres of wheat, 291 acres of potatoes, 220 swine slaughtered or sold, 215 cattle killed or sold, 212 horses aged over 3 years, 164 occupants of farms, 162 swine, 159 farm occupants who own their land, 88 bushels of buckwheat, 86 bushels of barley, 82 horses aged 3 years and under, 66 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 57 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 35 ducks, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 geese, 17 bushels of beans, 15 acres of turnips, 13 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 turkeys, 5 acres of barley, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza Margaret Mackenzie | 1879–1937 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259943
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_60,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_60_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
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 No. 60, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-60-pe136021-1891/.