Birtle, Manitoba (1891 census)
Birtle was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 846. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.461°N, 100.991°W.
Population
In 1891, Birtle had a population of 846: 481 male and 365 female residents. Population density was 2.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 846 |
| 1901 | 1,166 |
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 Western, 1881 (8.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Birtle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 177 |
| Number of families | 177 |
| Number of females | 365 |
| Number of males | 481 |
| Number of married females | 126 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 258 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 365 |
| POP M | 481 |
| POP TOT | 846 |
| Total population | 846 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 229 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 344 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 573 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 846 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 173 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 169 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 148 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 178 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 78 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 527 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 72 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 42,142 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,126 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,613 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,685 |
| Acres of land in farms | 52,953 |
| Acres of oats | 1,868 |
| Acres of potatoes | 82 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,112 |
| BAR AC | 527 |
| BAR BU | 15,055 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 15,055 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 64,806 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,047 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 78,945 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,535 |
| HAY TONS | 4,621 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 208 |
| Number of chickens | 4,827 |
| Number of ducks | 63 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 177 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 76 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 254 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 392 |
| Number of milk cows | 837 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 198 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,418 |
| Number of other fowl | 221 |
| Number of oxen | 155 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 107 |
| Number of sheep | 723 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 106 |
| Number of swine | 253 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 255 |
| Number of turkeys | 123 |
| OAT AC | 1,868 |
| OAT BU | 64,806 |
| POT AC | 82 |
| POT BU | 18,047 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,180 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,118 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,032 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 58,188 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,621 |
| WHT AC | 4,112 |
| WHT SP BU | 78,945 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 89 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 107 |
| BUTTER LB | 58,188 |
| CATTLE KS | 208 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 229 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 344 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 573 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,118 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 254 |
| DUCKS | 63 |
| FAMILIES | 177 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,032 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 76 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,827 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 392 |
| HOUSES | 173 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 148 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 78 |
| HOUSES W | 169 |
| MD FEM | 126 |
| MD MALE | 132 |
| MD TOT | 258 |
| MILK COWS | 837 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 177 |
| OC TOT | 198 |
| OTHER FOWL | 221 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,418 |
| OTHERS | 846 |
| SHEEP | 723 |
| SHEEP KS | 106 |
| SUP AM | 6,685 |
| SUP FOR | 4,126 |
| SUP JV | 72 |
| SUP PAT | 42,142 |
| SUP SC | 6,613 |
| SUP TOT | 52,953 |
| SWINE | 253 |
| SWINE KS | 255 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 178 |
| TUR AC | 31 |
| TUR BU | 10,535 |
| TURKEY | 123 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 155 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB009003— 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). "Birtle, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/birtle-mb007002-1891/.