Selkirk, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891–1921)
Selkirk, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in 4 censuses between 1891 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q1018239, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population grew substantially across the period (from 950 in 1891 to 3,726 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from St. Clément in 1891
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 950 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,188 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 2,977 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 3,726 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Abraham Cowley | 1816–1887 | died here |
| David Wells | 1897–1918 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB163010— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.