Derby, Manitoba (1891 census)
Derby was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,245. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.116°N, 99.383°W.
Population
In 1891, Derby had a population of 1,245: 741 male and 504 female residents. Population density was 3.3 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 (4.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Derby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 2.90 |
| FAM NO | 431 |
| Number of families | 431 |
| Number of females | 504 |
| Number of males | 741 |
| Number of married females | 206 |
| Number of married males | 200 |
| Number of married persons | 406 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 504 |
| POP M | 741 |
| POP TOT | 1,245 |
| Total population | 1,245 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 286 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 517 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 803 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,244 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 410 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 407 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 79 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 197 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 105 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 212 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 29 |
| Number of occupied houses | 410 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,353 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 168 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 69,149 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 125 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,540 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,708 |
| Acres of land in farms | 87,982 |
| Acres of oats | 3,802 |
| Acres of potatoes | 154 |
| Acres of turnips | 195 |
| Acres of wheat | 12,427 |
| BAR AC | 1,353 |
| BAR BU | 37,507 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 37,507 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 117,535 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 479 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 39,512 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 221,032 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 47,875 |
| CRN BU | 40 |
| HAY TONS | 7,831 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 334 |
| Number of chickens | 8,976 |
| Number of ducks | 853 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 417 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 621 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 232 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 744 |
| Number of milk cows | 994 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 437 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,885 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 470 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 295 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 125 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 928 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 39 |
| Number of swine | 968 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 802 |
| Number of turkeys | 601 |
| OAT AC | 3,802 |
| OAT BU | 117,535 |
| PEA BU | 479 |
| POT AC | 154 |
| POT BU | 39,512 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 16,850 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,182 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 70 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 112,080 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,831 |
| WHT AC | 12,427 |
| WHT SP BU | 221,032 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 295 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 125 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| BUTTER LB | 112,080 |
| CATTLE KS | 334 |
| CHEESE LB | 16,850 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 286 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 517 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 803 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,182 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 232 |
| DUCKS | 853 |
| FAMILIES | 431 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 2.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 70 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 621 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,976 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 744 |
| HOUSES | 410 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 81 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 79 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 197 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 79 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 105 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 212 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 39 |
| HOUSES W | 407 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 206 |
| MD MALE | 200 |
| MD TOT | 406 |
| MILK COWS | 994 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 417 |
| OC TOT | 437 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,885 |
| OTHERS | 1,244 |
| SHEEP | 928 |
| SHEEP KS | 39 |
| SUP AM | 18,708 |
| SUP FOR | 125 |
| SUP JV | 168 |
| SUP PAT | 69,149 |
| SUP SC | 18,540 |
| SUP TOT | 87,982 |
| SWINE | 968 |
| SWINE KS | 802 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 410 |
| TUR AC | 195 |
| TUR BU | 47,875 |
| TURKEY | 601 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 470 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB009009— 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). "Derby, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/derby-mb009009-1891/.