Arthur, Manitoba (1891 census)
Arthur was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 666. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1658061. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.134°N, 101.170°W.
Population
In 1891, Arthur had a population of 666: 388 male and 278 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 666 |
| 1901 | 3,495 |
| 1921 | 1,588 |
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 (3.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Arthur, 1901 (38.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Arthur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 666 total population, 388 males, 278 females, 225 families, 225 married persons, 114 married males, 111 married females, 10 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 4 widowed males, 3 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 431 single persons under 18, 270 single males under 18, 161 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 666 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 219 occupied houses, 186 houses, 125 houses built of wood, 112 houses of 1 story, 43 houses of 2 rooms, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 33 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 28 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of 1 room, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses built of stone, 15 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 127,699 bushels of spring wheat, 65,787 acres of land in farms, 52,256 acres of farmland in pasture, 46,873 bushels of oats, 29,855 pounds of homemade butter, 13,895 bushels of turnips, 12,831 acres of improved land in farms, 12,826 acres of farmland under crops, 8,827 bushels of potatoes, 8,633 acres of wheat, 3,810 bushels of barley, 3,188 chickens, 2,863 tons of hay, 1,855 acres of oats, 700 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 470 other cattle, 441 horses aged over 3 years, 392 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 360 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 327 milk cows, 216 occupants of farms, 207 farm occupants who own their land, 204 oxen, 198 swine, 192 turkeys, 181 acres of barley, 176 horses aged 3 years and under, 168 swine slaughtered or sold, 152 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 98 sheep, 83 cattle killed or sold, 80 bushels of winter wheat, 69 geese, 64 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 55 acres of potatoes, 55 acres of turnips, 20 bushels of peas, 19 ducks, 11 bushels of rye, 10 bushels of corn, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 other fowl, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 sheep slaughtered or sold. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB158002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1658061
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Arthur
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_(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). "Arthur, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/arthur-mb009002-1891/.