Selkirk, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1911 census)
Selkirk, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,977. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1018239. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.152°N, 96.899°W.
Population
In 1911, Selkirk, Town—Ville had a population of 2,977: 1,559 male and 1,418 female residents. Population density was 335.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 950 |
| 1901 | 2,188 |
| 1911 | 2,977 |
| 1921 | 3,726 |
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, Selkirk, Town—Ville 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 5,654 area in acres, 2,977 total population, 1,559 males in the population, 1,418 females in the population, 335.25 population per square mile, 8.88 area in square miles. 2,188 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| David Wells | 1897–1918 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB022011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB163010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1018239
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkirk,_Manitoba
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkirk_(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). "Selkirk, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/selkirk-town-ville-mb022011-1911/.