Gretna, VL, Manitoba (1901 census)
Gretna, VL was a village in Manitoba, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 666. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q277543. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.009°N, 97.561°W.
Population
In 1901, Gretna, VL had a population of 666: 328 male and 338 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 666 |
| 1911 | 519 |
| 1921 | 581 |
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 Douglas, 1891 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Gretna, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 666 total population, 338 females, 328 males, 223 single females, 203 single males, 120 married males, 118 families, 110 married females, 5 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 118 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 640 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Heinrich H. Ewert | 1855–1934 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB156013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q277543
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretna,_Manitoba
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Gretna, VL, Manitoba (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/gretna-vl-mb007010-1901/.