Assiniboia, Manitoba (1881 census)
Assiniboia was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,548. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.888°N, 97.328°W.
Population
In 1881, Assiniboia had a population of 1,548: 799 male and 749 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1871 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Assiniboia 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 1,548 total population, 799 males, 749 females, 465 married persons, 258 families, 233 married females, 232 married males, 55 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,028 single persons under 18, 552 single males under 18, 476 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 246 inhabited houses, 246 occupied houses, 41 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 59,482 bushels of oats, 27,416 bushels of potatoes, 25,727 bushels of spring wheat, 8,244 tons of hay, 7,085 bushels of turnips, 7,074 bushels of barley, 4,267 bushels of other root crops, 2,675 acres of hay crops, 1,026 acres of wheat, 172 acres of potatoes, 125 bushels of peas and beans, 10 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Septimus Beddome | 1830–1881 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,548 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:
MB183001— 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 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). "Assiniboia, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/assiniboia-mb183001-1881/.