Brokenhead, Manitoba (1901 census)
Brokenhead was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,949. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.131°N, 96.519°W.
Population
In 1901, Brokenhead had a population of 1,949: 1,093 male and 856 female residents. Population density was 6.6 people per square mile.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 134 townships, 1911 (6.0% share).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Beausejour vl (T12 R7 ME1), 1911 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Brokenhead shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 365 |
| Number of females | 856 |
| Number of males | 1,093 |
| Number of married females | 337 |
| Number of married males | 342 |
| Number of single females | 505 |
| Number of single males | 735 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| POP F | 856 |
| POP M | 1,093 |
| POP TOT | 1,949 |
| Total population | 1,949 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 331 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 191,272 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 191,272 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 365 |
| HOUSES | 331 |
| MARRIED F | 337 |
| MARRIED M | 342 |
| SINGLE F | 505 |
| SINGLE M | 735 |
| WIDOWED F | 14 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB011002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB011002— 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). "Brokenhead, Manitoba (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/brokenhead-mb011002-1901/.