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 density was 147.6 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 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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 199 |
| Number of families | 199 |
| Number of females | 419 |
| Number of males | 558 |
| Number of married females | 169 |
| Number of married males | 173 |
| Number of married persons | 342 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP TOT | 977 |
| Total population | 977 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 381 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 623 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 189 |
| Number of occupied houses | 190 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 400 |
| Acres of potatoes | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 293 |
| BAR BU | 1,490 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,490 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,530 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 921 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 389 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,970 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,800 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 320 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 400 |
| HAY TONS | 853 |
| OAT BU | 6,530 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 389 |
| POT AC | 14 |
| POT BU | 3,970 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 853 |
| WHT AC | 293 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,800 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 242 |
| C UNMD M | 381 |
| C UNMD TOT | 623 |
| D OCC | 190 |
| FEMALE | 419 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 189 |
| H UNINH | 32 |
| MALE | 558 |
| MD F | 169 |
| MD M | 173 |
| MD TOT | 342 |
| NUMBER CD | 184 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 921 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 320 |
| WID F | 8 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB184002— 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 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/.