Brenda, Manitoba (1891 census)
Brenda was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,016. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.401°N, 100.782°W.
Population
In 1891, Brenda had a population of 1,016: 612 male and 404 female residents. Population density was 3.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,016 |
| 1901 | 1,697 |
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 (3.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brenda shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.80 |
| FAM NO | 271 |
| Number of families | 271 |
| Number of females | 404 |
| Number of males | 612 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of married persons | 305 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 404 |
| POP M | 612 |
| POP TOT | 1,016 |
| Total population | 1,016 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 243 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 447 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 690 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 17 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 999 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 263 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 239 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 81 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 216 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 266 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 187 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 64 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 67,481 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,166 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,885 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,949 |
| Acres of land in farms | 85,596 |
| Acres of oats | 3,017 |
| Acres of potatoes | 84 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 13,592 |
| BAR AC | 187 |
| BAR BU | 3,592 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,592 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 78,008 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,636 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 205,276 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,055 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY TONS | 4,384 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 138 |
| Number of chickens | 4,814 |
| Number of ducks | 75 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 285 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 86 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 340 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 745 |
| Number of milk cows | 518 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 287 |
| Number of other cattle | 723 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 339 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 111 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 176 |
| Number of sheep | 392 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 56 |
| Number of swine | 427 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 414 |
| Number of turkeys | 162 |
| OAT AC | 3,017 |
| OAT BU | 78,008 |
| PEA BU | 55 |
| POT AC | 84 |
| POT BU | 12,636 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,855 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,534 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 44,205 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,384 |
| WHT AC | 13,592 |
| WHT SP BU | 205,276 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 111 |
| A 201 PL | 176 |
| BUTTER LB | 44,205 |
| CATTLE KS | 138 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,855 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 243 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 447 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 690 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,534 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 340 |
| DUCKS | 75 |
| FAMILIES | 271 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.80 |
| FRN CA | 17 |
| GEESE | 86 |
| GRA BU | 51 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,814 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 745 |
| HOUSES | 263 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 81 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 216 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 64 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 239 |
| MD FEM | 152 |
| MD MALE | 153 |
| MD TOT | 305 |
| MILK COWS | 518 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 285 |
| OC TOT | 287 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 723 |
| OTHERS | 999 |
| SHEEP | 392 |
| SHEEP KS | 56 |
| SUP AM | 16,949 |
| SUP FOR | 1,166 |
| SUP JV | 64 |
| SUP PAT | 67,481 |
| SUP SC | 16,885 |
| SUP TOT | 85,596 |
| SWINE | 427 |
| SWINE KS | 414 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 266 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 5,055 |
| TURKEY | 162 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 339 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB006003— 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). "Brenda, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/brenda-mb009004-1891/.