Gilbert Plains, VL, Manitoba (1911 census)
Gilbert Plains, VL was a village in Manitoba, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 542. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q117978. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.147°N, 100.484°W.
Population
In 1911, Gilbert Plains, VL had a population of 542: 286 male and 256 female residents. Population density was 542.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,694 |
| 1911 | 542 |
| 1921 | 737 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Gilbert Plains, VL, 1901 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Gilbert Plains, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 7 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 1 category.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 640 area in acres, 542 population per square mile, 542 total population, 286 males in the population, 256 females in the population, 1 area in square miles. 125 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB016006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB168015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q117978
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Plains
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). "Gilbert Plains, VL, Manitoba (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/gilbert-plains-vl-mb016006-1911/.