St. Boniface, C, Manitoba (1901 census)
St. Boniface, C was a city in Manitoba, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,019. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1004192. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.883°N, 97.106°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Boniface, C had a population of 2,019: 967 male and 1,052 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,553 |
| 1901 | 2,019 |
| 1921 | 12,821 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 104 townships, 1911 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Boniface, C shared boundaries with:
- Kildonan (part)
- Kildonan (part)
- St. Boniface
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 1
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 2
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 5
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 2,019 total population, 1,052 females, 967 males, 727 single females, 676 single males, 315 families, 279 married females, 277 married males, 46 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 305 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 3,140 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 9 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Damase Dandurand | 1819–1921 | died here |
| Teresa McDonell | 1833–1917 | died here |
| Charles Nolin | 1837–1907 | born here |
| Ambroise-Dydime Lépine | 1840–1923 | born and died here |
| Joseph-Azarie Sénécal | 1841–1917 | died here |
| Alphonse-Alred-Clément La Rivière | 1842–1925 | died here |
| T.-Alfred (Thomas-Alfred) Bernier | 1844–1908 | died here |
| John Hines | 1850–1931 | died here |
| Adrien-Gabriel Morice | 1859–1938 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB010011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB160012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1004192
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Boniface,_Winnipeg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Boniface_(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). "St. Boniface, C, Manitoba (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/st-boniface-c-mb010011-1901/.