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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 977 |
| 1891 | 660 |
| 1901 | 840 |
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 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 840 total population, 423 males, 417 females, 276 single males, 266 single females, 164 families, 135 married males, 134 married females, 17 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 164 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 5,373 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB010002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB010002— 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/.