Franklin, Manitoba (1891 census)
Franklin was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,662. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1659670. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.138°N, 96.245°W.
Population
In 1891, Franklin had a population of 1,662: 930 male and 732 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,662 |
| 1901 | 4,690 |
| 1921 | 3,668 |
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 contained Emerson, 1881 (3.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Franklin, 1901 (58.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Franklin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,662 total population, 930 males, 732 females, 505 married persons, 349 families, 257 married males, 248 married females, 34 widowed persons, 19 widowed males, 15 widowed females, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,123 single persons under 18, 654 single males under 18, 469 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,631 persons who are not French Canadian, 31 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 348 occupied houses, 261 houses, 258 houses built of wood, 135 houses of 1 story, 126 houses of 2 stories, 87 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 53 houses of 2 rooms, 47 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 41 houses of 5 rooms, 39 uninhabited houses, 33 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses built of brick, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 205,567 bushels of spring wheat, 101,250 bushels of oats, 74,482 pounds of homemade butter, 60,502 acres of land in farms, 40,085 acres of farmland in pasture, 24,398 bushels of barley, 24,222 bushels of potatoes, 17,236 acres of improved land in farms, 17,217 acres of farmland under crops, 12,386 acres of wheat, 10,955 bushels of turnips, 8,590 chickens, 6,305 tons of hay, 3,622 acres of oats, 3,181 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,244 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,727 other cattle, 1,039 milk cows, 913 acres of barley, 801 swine, 618 horses aged over 3 years, 578 swine slaughtered or sold, 441 cattle killed or sold, 311 oxen, 308 turkeys, 300 ducks, 255 occupants of farms, 231 farm occupants who own their land, 201 horses aged 3 years and under, 178 acres of potatoes, 120 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 113 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 68 geese, 60 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 54 acres of turnips, 52 other fowl, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 19 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 bushels of peas, 16 sheep, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB008004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB156002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1659670
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Franklin
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_(Manitoba)
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). "Franklin, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/franklin-mb008004-1891/.