Dufferin N, Manitoba (1881 census)
Dufferin N was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,913. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1659017. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.400°N, 98.137°W.
Population
In 1881, Dufferin N had a population of 1,913: 1,088 male and 825 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 NO DATA, 1871 (1.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dufferin N, 1891 (50.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Carleton, 1891 (49.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dufferin N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,913 total population, 1,088 males, 825 females, 619 married persons, 464 families, 315 married males, 304 married females, 34 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,260 single persons under 18, 756 single males under 18, 504 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 438 occupied houses, 435 inhabited houses, 42 houses under construction, 29 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 73,172 bushels of spring wheat, 70,381 bushels of oats, 39,744 bushels of potatoes, 27,079 bushels of barley, 16,646 bushels of turnips, 5,555 tons of hay, 3,719 acres of wheat, 2,260 acres of hay crops, 2,185 bushels of other root crops, 335 bushels of peas and beans, 161 acres of potatoes, 57 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 45 bushels of winter wheat, 25 bushels of corn, 24 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,913 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB186007— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/dufferin-n-mb186007-1881/.