Elton, Manitoba (1891 census)
Elton was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,534. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1659577. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.975°N, 99.866°W.
Population
In 1891, Elton had a population of 1,534: 926 male and 608 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,534 |
| 1901 | 1,996 |
| 1921 | 1,936 |
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 South Western, 1881 (2.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Elton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,534 total population, 926 males, 608 females, 453 married persons, 304 families, 230 married males, 223 married females, 29 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,052 single persons under 18, 682 single males under 18, 370 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,534 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 293 houses, 293 occupied houses, 290 houses built of wood, 147 houses of 1 story, 146 houses of 2 stories, 99 houses of 3 rooms, 57 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 2 rooms, 34 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 1 room, 25 uninhabited houses, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 527,037 bushels of spring wheat, 271,346 bushels of oats, 87,769 acres of land in farms, 68,640 pounds of homemade butter, 58,141 acres of farmland in pasture, 32,220 bushels of potatoes, 29,520 acres of improved land in farms, 29,399 acres of farmland under crops, 23,192 acres of wheat, 10,928 bushels of barley, 10,256 chickens, 5,614 acres of oats, 4,140 bushels of turnips, 4,047 tons of hay, 1,434 other cattle, 1,076 horses aged over 3 years, 910 milk cows, 767 swine, 420 horses aged 3 years and under, 329 turkeys, 305 acres of barley, 303 occupants of farms, 279 farm occupants who own their land, 220 cattle killed or sold, 169 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 165 acres of potatoes, 161 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 137 swine slaughtered or sold, 127 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 121 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 118 geese, 108 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 104 oxen, 101 ducks, 100 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 25 sheep, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 20 bushels of rye, 12 acres of turnips, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 other fowl, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB161004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1659577
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Elton
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). "Elton, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/elton-mb009013-1891/.