Assiniboia, Manitoba (1891 census)
Assiniboia was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,237. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.888°N, 97.328°W.
Population
In 1891, Assiniboia had a population of 1,237: 677 male and 560 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,548 |
| 1891 | 1,237 |
| 1901 | 1,071 |
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 contained Assiniboia, 1901 (68.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Assiniboia shared boundaries with:
- Cartier
- Kildonan
- Macdonald
- St. François-Xavier
- St. Paul
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 1
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 3
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 5
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 6
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,237 total population, 677 males, 560 females, 368 married persons, 208 families, 185 married males, 183 married females, 33 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 836 single persons under 18, 485 single males under 18, 351 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,165 persons who are not French Canadian, 72 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 205 occupied houses, 197 houses, 195 houses built of wood, 140 houses of 2 stories, 84 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 56 houses of 1 story, 28 houses of 2 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 8 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 8 houses of 1 room, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 106,005 bushels of oats, 60,351 bushels of spring wheat, 58,786 pounds of homemade butter, 54,921 bushels of potatoes, 38,667 acres of land in farms, 27,978 acres of farmland in pasture, 18,227 bushels of barley, 12,030 bushels of turnips, 8,825 tons of hay, 7,660 acres of improved land in farms, 7,436 acres of farmland under crops, 3,994 chickens, 3,408 acres of oats, 3,148 acres of wheat, 3,029 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,638 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,524 other cattle, 1,211 milk cows, 831 horses aged over 3 years, 653 acres of barley, 623 cattle killed or sold, 493 sheep, 491 swine, 405 horses aged 3 years and under, 358 swine slaughtered or sold, 325 turkeys, 300 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 288 bushels of peas, 251 acres of potatoes, 224 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 189 occupants of farms, 183 oxen, 144 farm occupants who own their land, 80 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 63 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 50 ducks, 41 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 acres of turnips, 38 farm occupants who rent their land, 38 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 29 geese, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 12 sheep slaughtered or sold, 7 employees on farms, 5 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB011001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Assiniboia, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/assiniboia-mb006001-1891/.