Douglas, Manitoba (1891 census)
Douglas was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,467. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.121°N, 97.570°W.
Population
In 1891, Douglas had a population of 4,467: 2,352 male and 2,115 female residents. Population density was 16.6 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 Dufferin S, 1881 (25.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gretna, VL, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Rhineland, 1901 (59.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Douglas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 817 |
| Number of families | 817 |
| Number of females | 2,115 |
| Number of males | 2,352 |
| Number of married females | 759 |
| Number of married males | 769 |
| Number of married persons | 1,528 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP F | 2,115 |
| POP M | 2,352 |
| POP TOT | 4,467 |
| Total population | 4,467 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,314 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,557 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,871 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,467 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 18 |
| Number of houses | 798 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 22 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 776 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 760 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 38 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 253 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 268 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 816 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,371 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 86,619 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 44,951 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 44,951 |
| Acres of land in farms | 131,570 |
| Acres of oats | 7,934 |
| Acres of potatoes | 170 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 34,509 |
| BAR AC | 2,371 |
| BAR BU | 50,358 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50,358 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 187,197 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,610 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,236 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 504,744 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,922 |
| HAY TONS | 13,535 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 450 |
| Number of chickens | 15,598 |
| Number of ducks | 534 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 637 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 64 |
| Number of geese | 64 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 660 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,322 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,818 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 701 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,695 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 426 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 475 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 144 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 1,161 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 226 |
| Number of swine | 2,081 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,808 |
| Number of turkeys | 131 |
| OAT AC | 7,934 |
| OAT BU | 187,197 |
| POT AC | 170 |
| POT BU | 21,610 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 465 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,235 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 92,495 |
| RYE BU | 1,236 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,535 |
| WHT AC | 34,509 |
| WHT SP BU | 504,744 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 475 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 144 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BUTTER LB | 92,495 |
| CATTLE KS | 450 |
| CHEESE LB | 465 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,314 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,557 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,871 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,235 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 660 |
| DUCKS | 534 |
| FAMILIES | 817 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 64 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 15,598 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,322 |
| HOUSES | 798 |
| HOUSES B | 22 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 98 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 268 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 760 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 77 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 253 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 99 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 38 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 776 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 759 |
| MD MALE | 769 |
| MD TOT | 1,528 |
| MILK COWS | 1,818 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC F | 64 |
| OC P | 637 |
| OC TOT | 701 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,695 |
| OTHERS | 4,467 |
| SHEEP | 1,161 |
| SHEEP KS | 226 |
| SUP AM | 44,951 |
| SUP PAT | 86,619 |
| SUP SC | 44,951 |
| SUP TOT | 131,570 |
| SWINE | 2,081 |
| SWINE KS | 1,808 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 816 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 1,922 |
| TURKEY | 131 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 18 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
| WORKING OX | 426 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB009010— 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). "Douglas, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/douglas-mb009010-1891/.