De Salaberry, Manitoba (1891 census)
De Salaberry was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,207. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1658933. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.385°N, 97.022°W.
Population
In 1891, De Salaberry had a population of 1,207: 638 male and 569 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,207 |
| 1901 | 1,807 |
| 1921 | 2,714 |
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 NO DATA, 1881 (13.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, De Salaberry shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,207 total population, 638 males, 569 females, 370 married persons, 207 families, 187 married males, 183 married females, 20 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 817 single persons under 18, 444 single males under 18, 373 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,034 French Canadians, 173 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 188 houses, 188 houses built of wood, 188 occupied houses, 123 houses of 1 story, 68 houses of 2 rooms, 63 houses of 2 stories, 38 houses of 3 rooms, 29 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 1 room, 11 houses under construction, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 49,545 bushels of spring wheat, 29,581 acres of land in farms, 26,588 bushels of oats, 22,705 pounds of homemade butter, 20,968 acres of farmland in pasture, 15,607 bushels of potatoes, 7,627 bushels of barley, 6,442 acres of improved land in farms, 6,430 acres of farmland under crops, 5,973 tons of hay, 4,355 acres of wheat, 3,136 chickens, 3,076 bushels of turnips, 2,171 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,646 other cattle, 1,590 acres of oats, 1,572 milk cows, 762 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 746 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 546 swine, 434 swine slaughtered or sold, 422 horses aged over 3 years, 378 acres of barley, 368 cattle killed or sold, 357 sheep, 237 oxen, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 193 occupants of farms, 183 horses aged 3 years and under, 168 farm occupants who own their land, 136 bushels of corn, 119 sheep slaughtered or sold, 85 acres of potatoes, 71 turkeys, 63 bushels of peas, 59 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 52 other fowl, 44 geese, 44 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 40 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 farm occupants who rent their land, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 ducks, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB008002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB156001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1658933
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_De_Salaberry
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Salaberry_(Manitoba)
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). "De Salaberry, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/de-salaberry-mb008002-1891/.