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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q61432. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,778 |
| 1901 | 5,620 |
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 became part of 78 townships, 1911 (1.3% share).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brandon c, 1911 (2.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Brandon, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 5,620 total population, 2,904 males, 2,716 females, 1,906 single males, 1,663 single females, 1,031 families, 931 married females, 929 married males, 122 widowed females, 69 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 988 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 5,760 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB006002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q61432
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon,_Manitoba
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_(Manitoba)
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/.