Gimli, Manitoba (1891 census)
Gimli was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,641. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.747°N, 97.056°W.
Population
In 1891, Gimli had a population of 1,641: 847 male and 794 female residents. Population density was 0.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,641 |
| 1901 | 3,008 |
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 North Eastern, 1881 (21.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gimli, 1901 (31.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Gimli shared boundaries with:
- Carrot River & Lake Winnipeg
- Fairford & Posen
- Plessis (Fort Alexander)
- Rockwood
- St. Andrews
- St. Clements
- The Unorganized Territories
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 314 |
| Number of families | 314 |
| Number of females | 794 |
| Number of males | 847 |
| Number of married females | 300 |
| Number of married males | 303 |
| Number of married persons | 603 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP F | 794 |
| POP M | 847 |
| POP TOT | 1,641 |
| Total population | 1,641 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 451 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 507 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 958 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,641 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 34 |
| Number of houses | 277 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 277 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 30 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 232 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 311 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 16,255 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24,042 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 178 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 180 |
| Acres of land in farms | 40,477 |
| Acres of oats | 5 |
| Acres of potatoes | 90 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 62 |
| BAR AC | 10 |
| BAR BU | 200 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,667 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 735 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 231 |
| BWT BU | 12 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY TONS | 7,033 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 311 |
| Number of chickens | 766 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 259 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 18 |
| Number of milk cows | 917 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 280 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,566 |
| Number of oxen | 281 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 222 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 1,910 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 463 |
| Number of swine | 12 |
| OAT AC | 5 |
| OAT BU | 176 |
| PEA BU | 17 |
| POT AC | 90 |
| POT BU | 9,667 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,784 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,109 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,033 |
| WHT AC | 62 |
| WHT SP BU | 735 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 222 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 15 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,109 |
| CATTLE KS | 311 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 451 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 507 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 958 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,784 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 314 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 766 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 18 |
| HOUSES | 277 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 64 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 45 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 98 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 62 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 232 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 277 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 300 |
| MD MALE | 303 |
| MD TOT | 603 |
| MILK COWS | 917 |
| NAME CD | Lisgar |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 259 |
| OC TOT | 280 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,566 |
| OTHERS | 1,641 |
| SHEEP | 1,910 |
| SHEEP KS | 463 |
| SUP AM | 180 |
| SUP FOR | 24,042 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 16,255 |
| SUP SC | 178 |
| SUP TOT | 40,477 |
| SWINE | 12 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 311 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 231 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 34 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
| WORKING OX | 281 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB011004— 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). "Gimli, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/gimli-mb006005-1891/.