Carleton, Manitoba (1891 census)
Carleton was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,484. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.399°N, 98.344°W.
Population
In 1891, Carleton had a population of 1,484: 831 male and 653 female residents. Population density was 4.4 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 Dufferin N, 1881 (49.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Carleton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.50 |
| FAM NO | 426 |
| Number of families | 426 |
| Number of females | 653 |
| Number of males | 831 |
| Number of married females | 228 |
| Number of married males | 231 |
| Number of married persons | 459 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 653 |
| POP M | 831 |
| POP TOT | 1,484 |
| Total population | 1,484 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 406 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 579 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 985 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 38 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,446 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 426 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 426 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 94 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 116 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 310 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 104 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 426 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 822 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 62,641 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,279 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,751 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,758 |
| Acres of land in farms | 88,678 |
| Acres of oats | 3,334 |
| Acres of potatoes | 76 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 12,539 |
| BAR AC | 822 |
| BAR BU | 16,444 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 16,444 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 71,965 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,404 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 171,520 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,700 |
| HAY TONS | 7,211 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 711 |
| Number of chickens | 6,774 |
| Number of ducks | 25 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 333 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 53 |
| Number of geese | 86 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 307 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 816 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,379 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 387 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,290 |
| Number of oxen | 233 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 231 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 140 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 135 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 52 |
| Number of swine | 564 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 633 |
| Number of turkeys | 154 |
| OAT AC | 3,334 |
| OAT BU | 71,965 |
| POT AC | 76 |
| POT BU | 19,404 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 456 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 94,148 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,211 |
| WHT AC | 12,539 |
| WHT SP BU | 171,520 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 231 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 140 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 94,148 |
| CATTLE KS | 711 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 406 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 579 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 985 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 456 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 307 |
| DUCKS | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 426 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.50 |
| FRN CA | 38 |
| GEESE | 86 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,774 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 816 |
| HOUSES | 426 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 104 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 94 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 116 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 95 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 310 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 426 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 228 |
| MD MALE | 231 |
| MD TOT | 459 |
| MILK COWS | 1,379 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 53 |
| OC P | 333 |
| OC TOT | 387 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,290 |
| OTHERS | 1,446 |
| SHEEP | 135 |
| SHEEP KS | 52 |
| SUP AM | 16,758 |
| SUP FOR | 9,279 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 62,641 |
| SUP SC | 16,751 |
| SUP TOT | 88,678 |
| SWINE | 564 |
| SWINE KS | 633 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 426 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,700 |
| TURKEY | 154 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
| WORKING OX | 233 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB009005— 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). "Carleton, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/carleton-mb009005-1891/.