Dufferin N, Manitoba (1891 census)
Dufferin N was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,406. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1659017. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.401°N, 97.937°W.
Population
In 1891, Dufferin N had a population of 2,406: 1,407 male and 999 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,913 |
| 1891 | 2,406 |
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 Dufferin N, 1881 (50.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Carman, Village, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Dufferin N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,406 total population, 1,407 males, 999 females, 769 married persons, 530 families, 392 married males, 377 married females, 38 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,599 single persons under 18, 1,001 single males under 18, 598 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,386 persons who are not French Canadian, 20 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 529 houses, 529 houses built of wood, 529 occupied houses, 380 houses of 2 stories, 149 houses of 1 story, 127 houses of 2 rooms, 119 houses of 4 rooms, 103 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 86 houses of 3 rooms, 52 houses of 5 rooms, 37 houses of 1 room, 13 houses under construction, 11 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 405,519 bushels of spring wheat, 164,180 bushels of oats, 112,979 acres of land in farms, 87,405 pounds of homemade butter, 71,378 acres of farmland in pasture, 63,768 bushels of barley, 39,609 acres of improved land in farms, 39,596 acres of farmland under crops, 31,341 bushels of potatoes, 29,847 acres of wheat, 10,420 chickens, 8,610 tons of hay, 6,504 acres of oats, 4,370 bushels of turnips, 3,436 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,375 acres of barley, 2,213 other cattle, 1,992 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,515 swine, 1,501 cattle killed or sold, 1,417 horses aged over 3 years, 1,309 milk cows, 1,240 sheep slaughtered or sold, 801 sheep, 799 swine slaughtered or sold, 634 horses aged 3 years and under, 596 other fowl, 502 turkeys, 478 oxen, 462 occupants of farms, 411 farm occupants who own their land, 400 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 275 bushels of winter wheat, 230 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 210 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 199 geese, 146 bushels of peas, 145 ducks, 139 acres of potatoes, 100 bushels of buckwheat, 60 bushels of corn, 51 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 acres of turnips, 13 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 11 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 bushels of beans, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB009011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1659017
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Dufferin
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). "Dufferin N, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/dufferin-n-mb009011-1891/.