Gilbert Plains, Manitoba (1901 census)
Gilbert Plains was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,694. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1659686. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.155°N, 100.438°W.
Population
In 1901, Gilbert Plains had a population of 2,694: 1,525 male and 1,169 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,694 |
| 1921 | 3,963 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 282 townships, 1911 (3.9% share).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gilbert Plains vl (T25 R22 MW1), 1911 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Gilbert Plains shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 2,694 total population, 1,525 males, 1,169 females, 990 single males, 677 single females, 647 families, 507 married males, 472 married females, 28 widowed males, 20 widowed females, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 628 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 260,440 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB168002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1659686
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Gilbert_Plains
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Gilbert Plains, Manitoba (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/gilbert-plains-mb009012-1901/.