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 |
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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,778 total population, 2,047 males, 1,731 females, 1,230 married persons, 696 families, 635 married males, 595 married females, 82 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,466 single persons under 18, 1,378 single males under 18, 1,088 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,752 persons who are not French Canadian, 26 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 687 occupied houses, 670 houses, 600 houses built of wood, 448 houses of 2 stories, 289 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 212 houses of 1 story, 96 houses of 4 rooms, 94 houses of 5 rooms, 76 houses of 2 rooms, 70 houses built of brick, 70 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses under construction, 20 houses of 1 room, 17 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 16 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 12 houses of over 15 rooms, 10 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 88,192 bushels of spring wheat, 51,823 bushels of oats, 17,357 acres of land in farms, 11,447 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,492 bushels of potatoes, 5,898 acres of improved land in farms, 5,855 acres of farmland under crops, 5,730 bushels of turnips, 4,619 acres of wheat, 4,095 bushels of barley, 3,719 pounds of homemade butter, 3,496 chickens, 1,405 acres of oats, 900 tons of hay, 724 horses aged over 3 years, 650 bushels of corn, 498 milk cows, 394 swine slaughtered or sold, 219 other cattle, 135 bushels of peas, 133 horses aged 3 years and under, 119 acres of barley, 115 ducks, 112 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 102 occupants of farms, 91 cattle killed or sold, 65 turkeys, 62 farm occupants who own their land, 59 swine, 55 acres of potatoes, 48 oxen, 43 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 39 farm occupants who rent their land, 39 geese, 37 acres of turnips, 35 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 bushels of rye, 25 bushels of winter wheat, 25 sheep, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 other fowl, 7 sheep slaughtered or sold, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 bushels of beans, 1 bushels of buckwheat, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009003— 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 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/.