Birtle, Manitoba (1891 census)
Birtle was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 846. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1658106. 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 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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 846 total population, 481 males, 365 females, 258 married persons, 177 families, 132 married males, 126 married females, 15 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 5 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 573 single persons under 18, 344 single males under 18, 229 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 846 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 178 occupied houses, 173 houses, 169 houses built of wood, 148 houses of 1 story, 78 uninhabited houses, 43 houses of 2 rooms, 41 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 2 stories, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 1 room, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 78,945 bushels of spring wheat, 64,806 bushels of oats, 58,188 pounds of homemade butter, 52,953 acres of land in farms, 42,142 acres of farmland in pasture, 18,047 bushels of potatoes, 15,055 bushels of barley, 10,535 bushels of turnips, 6,685 acres of improved land in farms, 6,613 acres of farmland under crops, 4,827 chickens, 4,621 tons of hay, 4,126 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,112 acres of wheat, 2,118 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,868 acres of oats, 1,418 other cattle, 1,180 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,032 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 837 milk cows, 723 sheep, 527 acres of barley, 392 horses aged over 3 years, 255 swine slaughtered or sold, 254 horses aged 3 years and under, 253 swine, 221 other fowl, 208 cattle killed or sold, 198 occupants of farms, 177 farm occupants who own their land, 155 oxen, 123 turkeys, 107 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 106 sheep slaughtered or sold, 89 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 82 acres of potatoes, 76 geese, 72 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 63 ducks, 40 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 31 acres of turnips, 20 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB009003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1658106
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Birtle
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birtle_(municipalit%C3%A9_rurale)
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/.