Brandon, City—Cité, Manitoba (1891 census)
Brandon, City—Cité was a city in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,778. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q61432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.836°N, 99.961°W.
Population
In 1891, Brandon, City—Cité had a population of 3,778: 2,047 male and 1,731 female residents.
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 was contained in South Western, 1881 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Brandon, City—Cité, 1901 (24.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brandon, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 696 |
| Number of families | 696 |
| Number of females | 1,731 |
| Number of males | 2,047 |
| Number of married females | 595 |
| Number of married males | 635 |
| Number of married persons | 1,230 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP F | 1,731 |
| POP M | 2,047 |
| POP TOT | 3,778 |
| Total population | 3,778 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,088 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,378 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,466 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 26 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,752 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 17 |
| Number of houses | 670 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 70 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 600 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 212 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 448 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 96 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 289 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 24 |
| Number of occupied houses | 687 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 119 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,447 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,855 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,898 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,357 |
| Acres of oats | 1,405 |
| Acres of potatoes | 55 |
| Acres of turnips | 37 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,619 |
| BAR AC | 119 |
| BAR BU | 4,095 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,095 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 650 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 51,823 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,492 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 88,192 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,730 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 650 |
| HAY TONS | 900 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 91 |
| Number of chickens | 3,496 |
| Number of ducks | 115 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 62 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 39 |
| Number of geese | 39 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 133 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 724 |
| Number of milk cows | 498 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 102 |
| Number of other cattle | 219 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 25 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 7 |
| Number of swine | 59 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 394 |
| Number of turkeys | 65 |
| OAT AC | 1,405 |
| OAT BU | 51,823 |
| PEA BU | 135 |
| POT AC | 55 |
| POT BU | 9,492 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 112 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,719 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 900 |
| WHT AC | 4,619 |
| WHT FALL BU | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 88,192 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 35 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,719 |
| CATTLE KS | 91 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,088 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,378 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,466 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 112 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 133 |
| DUCKS | 115 |
| FAMILIES | 696 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 26 |
| GEESE | 39 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,496 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 724 |
| HOUSES | 670 |
| HOUSES B | 70 |
| HOUSES CON | 24 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 94 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 96 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 212 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 289 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 76 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 448 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 600 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 595 |
| MD MALE | 635 |
| MD TOT | 1,230 |
| MILK COWS | 498 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 39 |
| OC P | 62 |
| OC TOT | 102 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 219 |
| OTHERS | 3,752 |
| SHEEP | 25 |
| SHEEP KS | 7 |
| SUP AM | 5,898 |
| SUP FOR | 12 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 11,447 |
| SUP SC | 5,855 |
| SUP TOT | 17,357 |
| SWINE | 59 |
| SWINE KS | 394 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 687 |
| TUR AC | 37 |
| TUR BU | 5,730 |
| TURKEY | 65 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 17 |
| WID FEM | 48 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
| WORKING OX | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB161010— 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 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). "Brandon, City—Cité, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/brandon-city-cit-mb009003-1891/.