Emerson, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1911 census)
Emerson, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,043. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q312121. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.391°N, 97.237°W.
Population
In 1911, Emerson, Town—Ville had a population of 1,043. Population density was 47.9 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Morris, 1901 (5.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Morris, 1921 (5.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Emerson, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 27 |
| POP F | 157 |
| POP M | 171 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 12.56 |
| POP TOT | 1,043 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 181 |
| AREA ACRES | 13,349 |
| AREA SQ MI | 20.86 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 37 |
| BAPTISTS | 112 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 271 |
| BRIT IRISH | 143 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 227 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 11 |
| DWELLINGS | 52 |
| F MARRIED | 49 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 100 |
| F WIDOWED | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 52 |
| FRENCH | 77 |
| GERMAN | 151 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 33 |
| JEWISH | 10 |
| JEWS | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 116 |
| M MARRIED | 49 |
| M SINGLE | 120 |
| M WIDOWED | 2 |
| MENNONITES | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 166 |
| POLISH | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 283 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 121 |
| RUSSIAN | 8 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 42 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 48 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB021016— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/emerson-town-ville-mb021016-1911/.