Township No. 61, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 61 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,525. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259944. 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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,525 total population, 773 males, 752 females, 476 married persons, 256 families, 240 married females, 236 married males, 39 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,010 single persons under 18, 523 single males under 18, 487 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,516 persons who are not French Canadian, 9 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 255 houses, 255 occupied houses, 254 houses built of wood, 129 houses of 1 story, 126 houses of 2 stories, 92 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 60 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses of 5 rooms, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 149,689 bushels of potatoes, 28,043 bushels of oats, 23,151 pounds of homemade butter, 18,524 acres of land in farms, 15,849 bushels of turnips, 11,960 bushels of spring wheat, 10,938 acres of improved land in farms, 10,692 chickens, 9,142 acres of farmland under crops, 7,888 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 7,586 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,365 sheep, 1,961 acres of hay crops, 1,888 acres of oats, 1,706 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,452 tons of hay, 1,335 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,071 sheep slaughtered or sold, 988 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 878 acres of potatoes, 833 acres of wheat, 661 milk cows, 636 swine, 605 other cattle, 596 turkeys, 579 geese, 486 bushels of buckwheat, 406 swine slaughtered or sold, 336 horses aged over 3 years, 330 bushels of barley, 298 cattle killed or sold, 291 ducks, 263 farm occupants who own their land, 263 occupants of farms, 137 horses aged 3 years and under, 114 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 99 bushels of beans, 90 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 89 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 50 acres of turnips, 45 bushels of peas, 43 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 31 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 28 other fowl, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 acres of barley, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: 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 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/.