Argyle, Manitoba (1891 census)
Argyle was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,272. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1657568. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.374°N, 99.340°W.
Population
In 1891, Argyle had a population of 2,272: 1,311 male and 961 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,272 |
| 1901 | 3,869 |
| 1921 | 2,521 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in South Western, 1881 (5.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Argyle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,272 total population, 1,311 males, 961 females, 779 married persons, 618 families, 401 married males, 378 married females, 63 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 3.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,430 single persons under 18, 889 single males under 18, 541 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,247 persons who are not French Canadian, 25 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 592 houses, 592 houses built of wood, 592 occupied houses, 313 houses of 1 story, 279 houses of 2 stories, 241 houses of 2 rooms, 147 houses of 1 room, 113 houses of 3 rooms, 44 houses of 4 rooms, 26 uninhabited houses, 25 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 21 houses under construction, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 382,508 bushels of spring wheat, 144,722 bushels of oats, 129,015 acres of land in farms, 126,993 pounds of homemade butter, 101,074 acres of farmland in pasture, 26,235 acres of improved land in farms, 26,136 acres of farmland under crops, 21,222 acres of wheat, 16,414 bushels of barley, 13,322 bushels of potatoes, 11,757 tons of hay, 11,089 chickens, 5,100 bushels of turnips, 4,217 acres of oats, 2,691 other cattle, 1,966 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,706 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,629 milk cows, 1,605 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,106 swine, 1,069 horses aged over 3 years, 954 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 703 sheep, 628 acres of barley, 580 horses aged 3 years and under, 576 occupants of farms, 562 farm occupants who own their land, 551 oxen, 455 cattle killed or sold, 349 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 239 turkeys, 210 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 160 geese, 151 sheep slaughtered or sold, 139 other fowl, 124 swine slaughtered or sold, 114 ducks, 99 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 47 acres of potatoes, 21 acres of turnips, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB157001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1657568
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Argyle
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyle_(Manitoba)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Argyle, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/argyle-mb009001-1891/.