Winnipeg, Manitoba (1881 census)
Winnipeg was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 7,985. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2135. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.896°N, 97.171°W.
Population
In 1881, Winnipeg had a population of 7,985: 4,648 male and 3,337 female residents.
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 NO DATA, 1871 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 2, 1891 (12.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 4, 1891 (21.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 3, 1891 (66.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Winnipeg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 7,985 total population, 4,648 males, 3,337 females, 2,432 married persons, 1,427 families, 1,279 married males, 1,153 married females, 180 widowed persons, 113 widowed females, 67 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 5,373 single persons under 18, 3,302 single males under 18, 2,071 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,274 inhabited houses, 1,274 occupied houses, 195 houses under construction, 41 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,418 bushels of oats, 1,170 bushels of potatoes, 762 bushels of spring wheat, 440 bushels of other root crops, 180 bushels of turnips, 149 bushels of barley, 56 tons of hay, 42 acres of wheat, 39 acres of hay crops, 12 bushels of peas and beans, 7 acres of potatoes, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew McDermot | 1790–1881 | died here |
| Sally Ross | 1798–1884 | died here |
| John Black | 1818–1882 | died here |
| Edmund Burke Wood | 1820–1882 | died here |
| Aquila Walsh | 1823–1885 | died here |
| James Andrews Miller | 1839–1886 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 7,985 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB183003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB183003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2135
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Winnipeg, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/winnipeg-mb183003-1881/.