Emerson, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1901 census)
Emerson, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 840. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q312121. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.015°N, 97.213°W.
Population
In 1901, Emerson, Town—Ville had a population of 840: 423 male and 417 female residents. Population density was 126.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 977 |
| 1891 | 660 |
| 1901 | 840 |
| 1911 | 1,043 |
| 1921 | 895 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 104 townships, 1911 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Emerson, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 164 |
| Number of females | 417 |
| Number of males | 423 |
| Number of married females | 134 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of single females | 266 |
| Number of single males | 276 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| POP F | 417 |
| POP M | 423 |
| POP TOT | 840 |
| Total population | 840 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 164 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 5,373 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 5,373 |
| FAMILIES | 164 |
| HOUSES | 164 |
| MARRIED F | 134 |
| MARRIED M | 135 |
| SINGLE F | 266 |
| SINGLE M | 276 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB010002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB156010— 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 1901 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, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/emerson-town-ville-mb010002-1901/.