Fairford & Posen, Manitoba (1891 census)
Fairford & Posen was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,167. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.821°N, 98.204°W.
Population
In 1891, Fairford & Posen had a population of 1,167: 597 male and 570 female residents. Population density was 0.1 people per square mile.
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 North Eastern, 1881 (38.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Posen, 1901 (10.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Fairford & Posen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 124 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 240 |
| Number of families | 240 |
| Number of females | 570 |
| Number of males | 597 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 168 |
| Number of married persons | 335 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 4 |
| POP F | 570 |
| POP M | 597 |
| POP TOT | 1,167 |
| Total population | 1,167 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 401 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 427 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 828 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,160 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 177 |
| Number of houses | 62 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 62 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 37 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 58 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 239 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 470 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 382 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 43 |
| Acres of land in farms | 895 |
| Acres of potatoes | 13 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 70 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,685 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 50 |
| HAY TONS | 2,264 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 20 |
| Number of chickens | 107 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 49 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 45 |
| Number of milk cows | 236 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 51 |
| Number of other cattle | 483 |
| Number of oxen | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 43 |
| Number of sheep | 17 |
| Number of swine | 30 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 16 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 1,685 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 68 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,300 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,264 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,300 |
| CATTLE KS | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 401 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 427 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 828 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 68 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 240 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 107 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 45 |
| HOUSES | 62 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 58 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 62 |
| INF 11 A | 43 |
| MD FEM | 167 |
| MD MALE | 168 |
| MD TOT | 335 |
| MILK COWS | 236 |
| NAME CD | Lisgar |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 49 |
| OC TOT | 51 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 483 |
| OTHERS | 1,160 |
| SHEEP | 17 |
| SUP AM | 43 |
| SUP FOR | 382 |
| SUP JV | 30 |
| SUP PAT | 470 |
| SUP SC | 13 |
| SUP TOT | 895 |
| SWINE | 30 |
| SWINE KS | 16 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 239 |
| TUR BU | 50 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 177 |
| WID FEM | 2 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 4 |
| WORKING OX | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB006004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Fairford & Posen, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/fairford-posen-mb006004-1891/.