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 density was 2.7 people per square mile.
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 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.90 |
| FAM NO | 151 |
| Number of families | 151 |
| Number of females | 234 |
| Number of males | 362 |
| Number of married females | 97 |
| Number of married males | 106 |
| Number of married persons | 203 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP F | 234 |
| POP M | 362 |
| POP TOT | 596 |
| Total population | 596 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 133 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 249 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 382 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 596 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 34 |
| Number of houses | 107 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 107 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 56 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 50 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of occupied houses | 141 |
Agriculture (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,018 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 22,251 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,584 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,297 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,322 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,157 |
| Acres of oats | 1,914 |
| Acres of potatoes | 71 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,264 |
| BAR AC | 1,018 |
| BAR BU | 34,154 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 34,154 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 76,020 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,301 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 47,819 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,432 |
| HAY TONS | 2,589 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 243 |
| Number of chickens | 2,570 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 146 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 61 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 128 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 233 |
| Number of milk cows | 765 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 150 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,292 |
| Number of oxen | 183 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 329 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 103 |
| Number of swine | 282 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 216 |
| Number of turkeys | 41 |
| OAT AC | 1,914 |
| OAT BU | 76,020 |
| POT AC | 71 |
| POT BU | 15,301 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,750 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,445 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,850 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,589 |
| WHT AC | 2,264 |
| WHT SP BU | 47,819 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 96 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,850 |
| CATTLE KS | 243 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,750 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 133 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 249 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 382 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,445 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 128 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 151 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.90 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 61 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,570 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 233 |
| HOUSES | 107 |
| HOUSES CON | 14 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 56 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES W | 107 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 97 |
| MD MALE | 106 |
| MD TOT | 203 |
| MILK COWS | 765 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 146 |
| OC TOT | 150 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,292 |
| OTHERS | 596 |
| SHEEP | 329 |
| SHEEP KS | 103 |
| SUP AM | 5,322 |
| SUP FOR | 5,584 |
| SUP JV | 25 |
| SUP PAT | 22,251 |
| SUP SC | 5,297 |
| SUP TOT | 33,157 |
| SWINE | 282 |
| SWINE KS | 216 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 141 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 4,432 |
| TURKEY | 41 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 34 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
| WORKING OX | 183 |
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/.