Blanchard, Manitoba (1891 census)
Blanchard was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 527. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1658125. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.196°N, 100.354°W.
Population
In 1891, Blanchard had a population of 527: 311 male and 216 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 527 |
| 1901 | 1,173 |
| 1921 | 1,648 |
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 (5.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Blanchard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 527 total population, 311 males, 216 females, 175 married persons, 163 families, 88 married males, 87 married females, 13 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 3.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 339 single persons under 18, 217 single males under 18, 122 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 527 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 162 houses, 162 occupied houses, 161 houses built of wood, 109 houses of 2 stories, 53 houses of 1 story, 46 uninhabited houses, 40 houses of 1 room, 37 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses under construction, 17 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 119,638 bushels of oats, 111,532 bushels of spring wheat, 58,650 pounds of homemade butter, 42,845 acres of land in farms, 33,940 acres of farmland in pasture, 25,819 bushels of barley, 18,117 bushels of potatoes, 8,114 bushels of turnips, 7,940 acres of improved land in farms, 7,904 acres of farmland under crops, 5,135 tons of hay, 4,354 acres of wheat, 3,517 chickens, 2,649 acres of oats, 1,470 bushels of rye, 1,469 other cattle, 1,352 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 965 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 750 milk cows, 746 acres of barley, 455 swine, 358 horses aged over 3 years, 340 swine slaughtered or sold, 287 cattle killed or sold, 256 sheep, 209 horses aged 3 years and under, 166 occupants of farms, 160 farm occupants who own their land, 137 oxen, 107 turkeys, 93 geese, 91 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 89 other fowl, 72 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 62 acres of potatoes, 54 ducks, 36 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 20 bushels of corn, 17 acres of turnips, 10 sheep slaughtered or sold, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB165003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1658125
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Blanshard
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanshard_(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). "Blanchard, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/blanchard-mb007004-1891/.