Gretna, VL, Manitoba (1911 census)
Gretna, VL was a village in Manitoba, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 519. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q277543. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.009°N, 97.561°W.
Population
In 1911, Gretna, VL had a population of 519: 258 male and 261 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Gretna, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 519 total population, 261 females in the population, 258 males in the population, 162 single (never-married) females, 155 single (never-married) males, 128 families, 95 married males, 89 married females, 10 widowed females, 8 widowed males. 666 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 128 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
MB017003— 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 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). "Gretna, VL, Manitoba (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/gretna-vl-mb017003-1911/.