Burnside, Manitoba (1881 census)
Burnside was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,395. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.967°N, 98.459°W.
Population
In 1881, Burnside had a population of 1,395: 776 male and 619 female residents. Population density was 157.1 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1871 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Portage la Prairie, 1891 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Burnside shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 272 |
| Number of families | 272 |
| Number of females | 619 |
| Number of males | 776 |
| Number of married females | 210 |
| Number of married males | 216 |
| Number of married persons | 426 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP TOT | 1,395 |
| Total population | 1,395 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 395 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 547 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 942 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 260 |
| Number of occupied houses | 260 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,984 |
| Acres of potatoes | 134 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,984 |
| BAR BU | 17,941 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 17,941 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 192,101 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,337 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,811 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 121,292 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,476 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 3,984 |
| HAY TONS | 8,408 |
| OAT BU | 192,101 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 110 |
| POT AC | 134 |
| POT BU | 23,811 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,408 |
| WHT AC | 5,984 |
| WHT SP BU | 121,292 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 395 |
| C UNMD M | 547 |
| C UNMD TOT | 942 |
| D OCC | 260 |
| FEMALE | 619 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| H CON | 16 |
| H INHAB | 260 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 776 |
| MD F | 210 |
| MD M | 216 |
| MD TOT | 426 |
| NUMBER CD | 186 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,337 |
| TUR BU | 3,476 |
| WID F | 14 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB186004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB186004— 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 1881 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). "Burnside, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/burnside-mb186004-1881/.