Winnipeg, Manitoba (1881–1881)
Winnipeg was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in 1 census between 1881 and 1881. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q2135, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from NO DATA in 1881
Descendant places
- later split into Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 3 in 1891
- later split into Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 4 in 1891
- later split into Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 2 in 1891
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 7,985 | View 1881 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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Peter Pruden | 1778–1868 | died here |
| 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 |
| Francis Evans Cornish | 1831–1878 | died here |
| James Andrews Miller | 1839–1886 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB183003— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q2135
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg
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.