Deloraine, Manitoba (1891 census)
Deloraine was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,928. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.135°N, 100.297°W.
Population
In 1891, Deloraine had a population of 1,928: 1,087 male and 841 female residents. Population density was 4.2 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 South Western, 1881 (4.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Boissevain, T-V, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Deloraine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.10 |
| FAM NO | 465 |
| Number of families | 465 |
| Number of females | 841 |
| Number of males | 1,087 |
| Number of married females | 330 |
| Number of married males | 335 |
| Number of married persons | 665 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 841 |
| POP M | 1,087 |
| POP TOT | 1,928 |
| Total population | 1,928 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 493 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 728 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,221 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,923 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 464 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 459 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 82 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 291 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 172 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 102 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 464 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 471 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 80,198 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 621 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 26,660 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 26,667 |
| Acres of land in farms | 107,486 |
| Acres of oats | 4,528 |
| Acres of potatoes | 163 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 21,369 |
| BAR AC | 471 |
| BAR BU | 9,091 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,091 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 82,938 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,062 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 261,557 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,170 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY TONS | 7,023 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,025 |
| Number of chickens | 7,705 |
| Number of ducks | 120 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 318 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 102 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 424 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 996 |
| Number of milk cows | 773 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 347 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,269 |
| Number of other fowl | 30 |
| Number of oxen | 293 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 126 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 211 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 460 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 660 |
| Number of swine | 751 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,024 |
| Number of turkeys | 275 |
| OAT AC | 4,528 |
| OAT BU | 82,938 |
| PEA BU | 30 |
| POT AC | 163 |
| POT BU | 17,062 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,110 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,384 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 625 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,164 |
| RYE BU | 18 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,023 |
| WHT AC | 21,369 |
| WHT SP BU | 261,557 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 126 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 211 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,164 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,025 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,110 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 493 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 728 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,221 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,384 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 424 |
| DUCKS | 120 |
| FAMILIES | 465 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 625 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 102 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,705 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 996 |
| HOUSES | 464 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 72 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 82 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 291 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 83 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 102 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 68 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 172 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 459 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 330 |
| MD MALE | 335 |
| MD TOT | 665 |
| MILK COWS | 773 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 318 |
| OC TOT | 347 |
| OTHER FOWL | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,269 |
| OTHERS | 1,923 |
| SHEEP | 460 |
| SHEEP KS | 660 |
| SUP AM | 26,667 |
| SUP FOR | 621 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 80,198 |
| SUP SC | 26,660 |
| SUP TOT | 107,486 |
| SWINE | 751 |
| SWINE KS | 1,024 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 464 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 6,170 |
| TURKEY | 275 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
| WORKING OX | 293 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB009008— 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). "Deloraine, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/deloraine-mb009008-1891/.