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 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 density was 6.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,534 |
| 1901 | 1,996 |
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 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 304 |
| Number of families | 304 |
| Number of females | 608 |
| Number of males | 926 |
| Number of married females | 223 |
| Number of married males | 230 |
| Number of married persons | 453 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 608 |
| POP M | 926 |
| POP TOT | 1,534 |
| Total population | 1,534 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 370 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 682 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,052 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,534 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 293 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 290 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 26 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 147 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 146 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 293 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 305 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 121 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 58,141 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 108 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 29,399 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 29,520 |
| Acres of land in farms | 87,769 |
| Acres of oats | 5,614 |
| Acres of potatoes | 165 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 23,192 |
| BAR AC | 305 |
| BAR BU | 10,928 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,928 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 271,346 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,220 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 527,037 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,140 |
| HAY TONS | 4,047 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 220 |
| Number of chickens | 10,256 |
| Number of ducks | 101 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 279 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 118 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 420 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,076 |
| Number of milk cows | 910 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 303 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,434 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 104 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 127 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 161 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 25 |
| Number of swine | 767 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 137 |
| Number of turkeys | 329 |
| OAT AC | 5,614 |
| OAT BU | 271,346 |
| POT AC | 165 |
| POT BU | 32,220 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 169 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 68,640 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,047 |
| WHT AC | 23,192 |
| WHT SP BU | 527,037 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 127 |
| A 201 PL | 161 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 68,640 |
| CATTLE KS | 220 |
| CHEESE LB | 169 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 370 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 682 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,052 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 100 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 420 |
| DUCKS | 101 |
| FAMILIES | 304 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 118 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,256 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,076 |
| HOUSES | 293 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 147 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 99 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 146 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 290 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 223 |
| MD MALE | 230 |
| MD TOT | 453 |
| MILK COWS | 910 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 279 |
| OC TOT | 303 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,434 |
| OTHERS | 1,534 |
| SHEEP | 25 |
| SUP AM | 29,520 |
| SUP FOR | 108 |
| SUP JV | 121 |
| SUP PAT | 58,141 |
| SUP SC | 29,399 |
| SUP TOT | 87,769 |
| SWINE | 767 |
| SWINE KS | 137 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 293 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 4,140 |
| TURKEY | 329 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 104 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB006007— 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). "Elton, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/elton-mb009013-1891/.