Cartier, Manitoba (1891 census)
Cartier was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 939. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.715°N, 97.169°W.
Population
In 1891, Cartier had a population of 939: 499 male and 440 female residents. Population density was 16.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,033 |
| 1891 | 939 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 184 |
| Number of families | 184 |
| Number of females | 440 |
| Number of males | 499 |
| Number of married females | 153 |
| Number of married males | 156 |
| Number of married persons | 309 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 440 |
| POP M | 499 |
| POP TOT | 939 |
| Total population | 939 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 336 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 613 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 809 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 130 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 165 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 164 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 112 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 51 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 165 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 450 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 75 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 18,210 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,329 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,001 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,076 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,615 |
| Acres of oats | 1,313 |
| Acres of potatoes | 117 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,046 |
| BAR AC | 450 |
| BAR BU | 9,298 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,298 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,282 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 769 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,063 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 36,389 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,321 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY TONS | 4,160 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 194 |
| Number of chickens | 2,763 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 138 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 68 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 110 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 334 |
| Number of milk cows | 724 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 162 |
| Number of other cattle | 961 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 186 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 27 |
| Number of sheep | 139 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 28 |
| Number of swine | 302 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 45 |
| Number of turkeys | 169 |
| OAT AC | 1,313 |
| OAT BU | 34,282 |
| PEA BU | 769 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 21,063 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20,851 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 250 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 226 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,840 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,160 |
| WHT AC | 2,046 |
| WHT SP BU | 36,389 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 26 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,840 |
| CATTLE KS | 194 |
| CHEESE LB | 20,851 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 277 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 336 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 613 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 250 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 110 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 184 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 226 |
| FRN CA | 809 |
| GEESE | 68 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,763 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 334 |
| HOUSES | 165 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 112 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 55 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 51 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 164 |
| INF 11 A | 27 |
| MD FEM | 153 |
| MD MALE | 156 |
| MD TOT | 309 |
| MILK COWS | 724 |
| NAME CD | Provencher |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 138 |
| OC TOT | 162 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 961 |
| OTHERS | 130 |
| SHEEP | 139 |
| SHEEP KS | 28 |
| SUP AM | 4,076 |
| SUP FOR | 2,329 |
| SUP JV | 75 |
| SUP PAT | 18,210 |
| SUP SC | 4,001 |
| SUP TOT | 24,615 |
| SWINE | 302 |
| SWINE KS | 45 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 165 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,321 |
| TURKEY | 169 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 186 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB008001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB008001— 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). "Cartier, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/cartier-mb008001-1891/.