Elm River, Manitoba (1891 census)
Elm River was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 567. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.666°N, 98.284°W.
Population
In 1891, Elm River had a population of 567: 318 male and 249 female residents. Population density was 1.3 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 Portage, 1881 (34.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Elm River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 120 |
| Number of families | 120 |
| Number of females | 249 |
| Number of males | 318 |
| Number of married females | 92 |
| Number of married males | 93 |
| Number of married persons | 185 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 249 |
| POP M | 318 |
| POP TOT | 567 |
| Total population | 567 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 148 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 219 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 367 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 235 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 332 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 22 |
| Number of houses | 80 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 80 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 51 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 102 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 175 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,296 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,355 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,174 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,174 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,825 |
| Acres of oats | 547 |
| Acres of potatoes | 32 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,414 |
| BAR AC | 175 |
| BAR BU | 3,463 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,463 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,816 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,172 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 38,478 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,680 |
| HAY TONS | 3,976 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 252 |
| Number of chickens | 1,867 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 104 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 27 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 151 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 277 |
| Number of milk cows | 439 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 107 |
| Number of other cattle | 737 |
| Number of other fowl | 16 |
| Number of oxen | 109 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 14 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1 |
| Number of swine | 190 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 108 |
| Number of turkeys | 48 |
| OAT AC | 547 |
| OAT BU | 14,816 |
| PEA BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 32 |
| POT BU | 5,172 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 56 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,560 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,976 |
| WHT AC | 2,414 |
| WHT SP BU | 38,478 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 66 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,560 |
| CATTLE KS | 252 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 148 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 219 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 367 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 56 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 151 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 120 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 235 |
| GEESE | 27 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,867 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 277 |
| HOUSES | 80 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 51 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 80 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 92 |
| MD MALE | 93 |
| MD TOT | 185 |
| MILK COWS | 439 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 104 |
| OC TOT | 107 |
| OTHER FOWL | 16 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 737 |
| OTHERS | 332 |
| SHEEP | 14 |
| SHEEP KS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 3,174 |
| SUP FOR | 5,355 |
| SUP PAT | 12,296 |
| SUP SC | 3,174 |
| SUP TOT | 20,825 |
| SWINE | 190 |
| SWINE KS | 108 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 102 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 1,680 |
| TURKEY | 48 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 22 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 109 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB007009— 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). "Elm River, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/elm-river-mb007009-1891/.