Eastern, Manitoba (1881 census)
Eastern was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,261. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.804°N, 95.582°W.
Population
In 1881, Eastern had a population of 4,261: 2,711 male and 1,550 female residents. Population density was 1.0 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 NO DATA, 1871 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Eastern shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 952 |
| Number of families | 952 |
| Number of females | 1,550 |
| Number of males | 2,711 |
| Number of married females | 693 |
| Number of married males | 731 |
| Number of married persons | 1,424 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| POP TOT | 4,261 |
| Total population | 4,261 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 829 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,946 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,775 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 57 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 438 |
| Number of occupied houses | 495 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 54 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 210 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of wheat | 44 |
| BAR BU | 179 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,632 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 735 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,040 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 784 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 250 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 121 |
| HAY AC | 210 |
| HAY TONS | 245 |
| OAT BU | 1,632 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 6,040 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 245 |
| WHT AC | 44 |
| WHT SP BU | 784 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 829 |
| C UNMD M | 1,946 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,775 |
| D OCC | 495 |
| FEMALE | 1,550 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 438 |
| H UNINH | 54 |
| MALE | 2,711 |
| MD F | 693 |
| MD M | 731 |
| MD TOT | 1,424 |
| NUMBER CD | 187 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 735 |
| SHAN | 57 |
| TUR BU | 250 |
| WID F | 28 |
| WID M | 34 |
| WID TOT | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB187001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB187001— 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 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). "Eastern, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/eastern-mb187001-1881/.