Clan William, Manitoba (1891 census)
Clan William was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 596. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.462°N, 99.815°W.
Population
In 1891, Clan William had a population of 596: 362 male and 234 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 596 |
| 1901 | 1,210 |
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 Western, 1881 (5.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Clan William shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 596 total population, 362 males, 234 females, 203 married persons, 151 families, 106 married males, 97 married females, 11 widowed persons, 7 widowed males, 4 widowed females, 3.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 382 single persons under 18, 249 single males under 18, 133 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 596 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 141 occupied houses, 107 houses, 107 houses built of wood, 56 houses of 1 story, 50 houses of 2 stories, 40 houses of 3 rooms, 34 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 29 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses under construction, 8 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 76,020 bushels of oats, 47,819 bushels of spring wheat, 42,850 pounds of homemade butter, 34,154 bushels of barley, 33,157 acres of land in farms, 22,251 acres of farmland in pasture, 15,301 bushels of potatoes, 5,584 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,322 acres of improved land in farms, 5,297 acres of farmland under crops, 4,432 bushels of turnips, 2,589 tons of hay, 2,570 chickens, 2,264 acres of wheat, 1,914 acres of oats, 1,750 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,445 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,292 other cattle, 1,018 acres of barley, 765 milk cows, 329 sheep, 282 swine, 243 cattle killed or sold, 233 horses aged over 3 years, 216 swine slaughtered or sold, 183 oxen, 150 occupants of farms, 146 farm occupants who own their land, 128 horses aged 3 years and under, 103 sheep slaughtered or sold, 96 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 71 acres of potatoes, 61 geese, 43 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 41 turkeys, 25 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 15 ducks, 11 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB009009_1891— 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). "Clan William, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/clan-william-mb007006-1891/.