Blanchard, Manitoba (1891 census)
Blanchard was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 527. 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 density was 2.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 527 |
| 1901 | 1,173 |
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 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.20 |
| FAM NO | 163 |
| Number of families | 163 |
| Number of females | 216 |
| Number of males | 311 |
| Number of married females | 87 |
| Number of married males | 88 |
| Number of married persons | 175 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 216 |
| POP M | 311 |
| POP TOT | 527 |
| Total population | 527 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 122 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 217 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 339 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 527 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 162 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 161 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 40 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 53 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 109 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses under construction | 18 |
| Number of occupied houses | 162 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 746 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 33,940 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 965 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,904 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,940 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,845 |
| Acres of oats | 2,649 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,354 |
| BAR AC | 746 |
| BAR BU | 25,819 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 25,819 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 119,638 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,117 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,470 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 111,532 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,114 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY TONS | 5,135 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 287 |
| Number of chickens | 3,517 |
| Number of ducks | 54 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 160 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 93 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 209 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 358 |
| Number of milk cows | 750 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 166 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,469 |
| Number of other fowl | 89 |
| Number of oxen | 137 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 256 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 10 |
| Number of swine | 455 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 340 |
| Number of turkeys | 107 |
| OAT AC | 2,649 |
| OAT BU | 119,638 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 18,117 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,352 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 58,650 |
| RYE BU | 1,470 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,135 |
| WHT AC | 4,354 |
| WHT SP BU | 111,532 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 91 |
| A 201 PL | 72 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 58,650 |
| CATTLE KS | 287 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 122 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 217 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 339 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,352 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 209 |
| DUCKS | 54 |
| FAMILIES | 163 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.20 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 93 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,517 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 358 |
| HOUSES | 162 |
| HOUSES CON | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 53 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 109 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 46 |
| HOUSES W | 161 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 87 |
| MD MALE | 88 |
| MD TOT | 175 |
| MILK COWS | 750 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 160 |
| OC TOT | 166 |
| OTHER FOWL | 89 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,469 |
| OTHERS | 527 |
| SHEEP | 256 |
| SHEEP KS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 7,940 |
| SUP FOR | 965 |
| SUP JV | 36 |
| SUP PAT | 33,940 |
| SUP SC | 7,904 |
| SUP TOT | 42,845 |
| SWINE | 455 |
| SWINE KS | 340 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 162 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 8,114 |
| TURKEY | 107 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
| WORKING OX | 137 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB009005_1891— 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). "Blanchard, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/blanchard-mb007004-1891/.