Dufferin S, Manitoba (1891 census)
Dufferin S was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,429. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1659017. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.133°N, 98.299°W.
Population
In 1891, Dufferin S had a population of 2,429: 1,366 male and 1,063 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 4,735 |
| 1891 | 2,429 |
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 S, 1881 (38.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Manitou, Village, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Dufferin S 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 2,429 total population, 1,366 males, 1,063 females, 783 married persons, 532 families, 394 married males, 389 married females, 62 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,584 single persons under 18, 948 single males under 18, 636 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,429 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 531 houses, 531 houses built of wood, 531 occupied houses, 346 houses of 2 stories, 183 houses of 1 story, 108 houses of 3 rooms, 107 houses of 2 rooms, 103 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 79 houses of 4 rooms, 70 houses of 1 room, 57 houses of 5 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 292,642 bushels of spring wheat, 140,754 bushels of oats, 112,922 acres of land in farms, 106,575 pounds of homemade butter, 75,844 acres of farmland in pasture, 37,323 bushels of barley, 31,163 acres of improved land in farms, 31,139 acres of farmland under crops, 26,891 bushels of potatoes, 23,078 acres of wheat, 12,584 chickens, 10,566 bushels of turnips, 5,921 acres of oats, 5,915 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,651 tons of hay, 2,946 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,599 other cattle, 1,887 acres of barley, 1,558 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,546 milk cows, 1,422 horses aged over 3 years, 1,049 swine, 1,033 swine slaughtered or sold, 990 cattle killed or sold, 813 sheep, 791 sheep slaughtered or sold, 640 horses aged 3 years and under, 536 turkeys, 448 occupants of farms, 405 farm occupants who own their land, 275 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 260 bushels of peas, 254 bushels of winter wheat, 229 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 203 ducks, 198 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 193 oxen, 188 acres of potatoes, 152 geese, 96 bushels of rye, 49 acres of turnips, 42 farm occupants who rent their land, 24 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 employees on farms, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB009012— 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 S, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/dufferin-s-mb009012-1891/.