Birtle, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)
Birtle, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 338. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q86586. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.425°N, 101.048°W.
Population
In 1891, Birtle, Town—Ville had a population of 338: 188 male and 150 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 338 |
| 1901 | 466 |
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 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Birtle, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 338 total population, 188 males, 150 females, 124 married persons, 75 families, 63 married males, 61 married females, 12 widowed persons, 8 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families, 4 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 202 single persons under 18, 117 single males under 18, 85 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 332 persons who are not French Canadian, 6 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 74 houses, 74 occupied houses, 69 houses built of wood, 38 houses of 1 story, 35 houses of 2 stories, 30 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses built of stone, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 20,401 acres of land in farms, 18,142 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,967 bushels of spring wheat, 4,255 bushels of oats, 3,405 pounds of homemade butter, 2,026 bushels of potatoes, 1,844 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,320 bushels of turnips, 473 tons of hay, 453 bushels of barley, 444 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 426 chickens, 415 acres of improved land in farms, 404 acres of farmland under crops, 255 acres of wheat, 118 sheep, 117 other cattle, 114 milk cows, 113 horses aged over 3 years, 110 acres of oats, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 50 occupants of farms, 49 horses aged 3 years and under, 46 farm occupants who own their land, 35 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 acres of barley, 17 cattle killed or sold, 16 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 11 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 10 swine slaughtered or sold, 8 acres of potatoes, 7 other fowl, 7 swine, 7 turkeys, 4 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 oxen, 2 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB009004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q86586
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birtle,_Manitoba
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birtle_(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). "Birtle, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/birtle-town-ville-mb007003-1891/.