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 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 density was 337.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 338 |
| 1901 | 466 |
| 1911 | 437 |
| 1921 | 560 |
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 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 75 |
| Number of families | 75 |
| Number of females | 150 |
| Number of males | 188 |
| Number of married females | 61 |
| Number of married males | 63 |
| Number of married persons | 124 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 150 |
| POP M | 188 |
| POP TOT | 338 |
| Total population | 338 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 85 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 117 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 202 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 332 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 74 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 69 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 38 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 30 |
| Number of occupied houses | 74 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 18,142 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,844 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 404 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 415 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,401 |
| Acres of oats | 110 |
| Acres of potatoes | 8 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 255 |
| BAR AC | 26 |
| BAR BU | 453 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 453 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,255 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,026 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,967 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,320 |
| HAY TONS | 473 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 17 |
| Number of chickens | 426 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 46 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 49 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 113 |
| Number of milk cows | 114 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 50 |
| Number of other cattle | 117 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 118 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2 |
| Number of swine | 7 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 10 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 110 |
| OAT BU | 4,255 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 2,026 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 444 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 35 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,405 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 473 |
| WHT AC | 255 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,967 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 16 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,405 |
| CATTLE KS | 17 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 85 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 117 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 202 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 444 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 75 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 35 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 426 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 113 |
| HOUSES | 74 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 38 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 69 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 61 |
| MD MALE | 63 |
| MD TOT | 124 |
| MILK COWS | 114 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 46 |
| OC TOT | 50 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 117 |
| OTHERS | 332 |
| SHEEP | 118 |
| SHEEP KS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 415 |
| SUP FOR | 1,844 |
| SUP JV | 11 |
| SUP PAT | 18,142 |
| SUP SC | 404 |
| SUP TOT | 20,401 |
| SWINE | 7 |
| SWINE KS | 10 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 74 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 1,320 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB165015— 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, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/birtle-town-ville-mb007003-1891/.