Emerson, Manitoba (1881 census)
Emerson was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,307. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q312121. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.138°N, 97.234°W.
Population
In 1881, Emerson had a population of 1,307: 730 male and 577 female residents.
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).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Franklin, 1891 (3.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Emerson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,307 total population, 730 males, 577 females, 469 married persons, 309 families, 235 married males, 234 married females, 33 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 805 single persons under 18, 482 single males under 18, 323 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 276 occupied houses, 260 inhabited houses, 24 uninhabited houses, 16 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 39,003 bushels of oats, 34,505 bushels of spring wheat, 16,864 bushels of potatoes, 7,524 bushels of barley, 4,937 bushels of turnips, 4,761 tons of hay, 4,478 acres of hay crops, 2,460 bushels of other root crops, 1,725 acres of wheat, 320 bushels of winter wheat, 319 bushels of peas and beans, 260 bushels of corn, 117 acres of potatoes, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,307 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB184003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB184003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q312121
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson,_Manitoba
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_(Manitoba)
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). "Emerson, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/emerson-mb184003-1881/.