Township No. 61, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 61 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,525. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.099°N, 62.594°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 61 had a population of 1,525: 773 male and 752 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,298 |
| 1881 | 1,527 |
| 1891 | 1,525 |
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. 61 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 256 |
| Number of families | 256 |
| Number of females | 752 |
| Number of males | 773 |
| Number of married females | 240 |
| Number of married males | 236 |
| Number of married persons | 476 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 752 |
| POP M | 773 |
| POP TOT | 1,525 |
| Total population | 1,525 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 487 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 523 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,010 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 9 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,516 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 255 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 254 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 129 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 126 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 92 |
| Number of occupied houses | 255 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 90 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,706 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,586 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,142 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,961 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,938 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,524 |
| Acres of oats | 1,888 |
| Acres of potatoes | 878 |
| Acres of turnips | 50 |
| Acres of wheat | 833 |
| BAR AC | 17 |
| BAR BU | 330 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 486 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,043 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 149,689 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,960 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,849 |
| BWT BU | 486 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 1,961 |
| HAY TONS | 1,452 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 298 |
| Number of chickens | 10,692 |
| Number of ducks | 291 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 263 |
| Number of geese | 579 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 137 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 336 |
| Number of milk cows | 661 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 263 |
| Number of other cattle | 605 |
| Number of other fowl | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 3,365 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,071 |
| Number of swine | 636 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 406 |
| Number of turkeys | 596 |
| OAT AC | 1,888 |
| OAT BU | 28,043 |
| PEA BU | 45 |
| POT AC | 878 |
| POT BU | 149,689 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,335 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 988 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,888 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,151 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,452 |
| WHT AC | 833 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,960 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 114 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 89 |
| BEN BU | 99 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,151 |
| CATTLE KS | 298 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,335 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 487 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 523 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,010 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 988 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 137 |
| DUCKS | 291 |
| FAMILIES | 256 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 7,888 |
| FRN CA | 9 |
| GEESE | 579 |
| GRA BU | 43 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,692 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 336 |
| HOUSES | 255 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 60 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 129 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 92 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 126 |
| HOUSES W | 254 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 240 |
| MD MALE | 236 |
| MD TOT | 476 |
| MILK COWS | 661 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC P | 263 |
| OC TOT | 263 |
| OTHER FOWL | 28 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 605 |
| OTHERS | 1,516 |
| SHEEP | 3,365 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,071 |
| SUP AM | 10,938 |
| SUP FOR | 7,586 |
| SUP JV | 90 |
| SUP PAT | 1,706 |
| SUP SC | 9,142 |
| SUP TOT | 18,524 |
| SWINE | 636 |
| SWINE KS | 406 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 255 |
| TUR AC | 50 |
| TUR BU | 15,849 |
| TURKEY | 596 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE134019— 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 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. 61, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-61-pe134019-1891/.