Brandon, City—Cité, Manitoba (1901 census)
Brandon, City—Cité was a city in Manitoba, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 5,620. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.842°N, 99.985°W.
Population
In 1901, Brandon, City—Cité had a population of 5,620: 2,904 male and 2,716 female residents. Population density was 150.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,778 |
| 1901 | 5,620 |
| 1911 | 13,839 |
| 1921 | 15,397 |
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 contained Brandon, City—Cité, 1891 (24.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brandon, City—Cité, 1911 (2.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 78 townships, 1911 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Brandon, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,031 |
| Number of females | 2,716 |
| Number of males | 2,904 |
| Number of married females | 931 |
| Number of married males | 929 |
| Number of single females | 1,663 |
| Number of single males | 1,906 |
| Number of widowed females | 122 |
| Number of widowed males | 69 |
| POP F | 2,716 |
| POP M | 2,904 |
| POP TOT | 5,620 |
| Total population | 5,620 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 988 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 5,760 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 5,760 |
| FAMILIES | 1,031 |
| HOUSES | 988 |
| MARRIED F | 931 |
| MARRIED M | 929 |
| SINGLE F | 1,663 |
| SINGLE M | 1,906 |
| WIDOWED F | 122 |
| WIDOWED M | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB161010— 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 1901 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). "Brandon, City—Cité, Manitoba (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/brandon-city-cit-mb006002-1901/.