Emerson, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1881 census)
Emerson, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 977. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q312121. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.015°N, 97.213°W.
Population
In 1881, Emerson, Town—Ville had a population of 977: 558 male and 419 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1871 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Emerson, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 977 total population, 558 males, 419 females, 342 married persons, 199 families, 173 married males, 169 married females, 12 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 623 single persons under 18, 381 single males under 18, 242 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 190 occupied houses, 189 inhabited houses, 32 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,800 bushels of spring wheat, 6,530 bushels of oats, 3,970 bushels of potatoes, 1,490 bushels of barley, 921 bushels of other root crops, 853 tons of hay, 400 acres of hay crops, 389 bushels of peas and beans, 320 bushels of turnips, 293 acres of wheat, 14 acres of potatoes, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 977 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:
MB184002— 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 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, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/emerson-town-ville-mb184002-1881/.