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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q1524758. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,641 |
| 1901 | 3,008 |
| 1921 | 2,491 |
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 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,641 total population, 847 males, 794 females, 603 married persons, 314 families, 303 married males, 300 married females, 80 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 958 single persons under 18, 507 single males under 18, 451 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,641 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 311 occupied houses, 277 houses, 277 houses built of wood, 232 houses of 2 stories, 98 houses of 3 rooms, 64 houses of 4 rooms, 62 houses of 2 rooms, 45 houses of 1 story, 34 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 30 houses of 1 room, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 40,477 acres of land in farms, 38,109 pounds of homemade butter, 24,042 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,255 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,667 bushels of potatoes, 8,784 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,033 tons of hay, 1,910 sheep, 1,566 other cattle, 917 milk cows, 766 chickens, 735 bushels of spring wheat, 463 sheep slaughtered or sold, 311 cattle killed or sold, 281 oxen, 280 occupants of farms, 259 farm occupants who own their land, 231 bushels of turnips, 222 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 200 bushels of barley, 180 acres of improved land in farms, 178 acres of farmland under crops, 176 bushels of oats, 90 acres of potatoes, 62 acres of wheat, 23 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 horses aged over 3 years, 17 bushels of peas, 15 bushels of beans, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 bushels of buckwheat, 12 swine, 10 acres of barley, 5 acres of oats, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 bushels of corn, 2 ducks, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB166007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1524758
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Gimli
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_(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). "Gimli, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/gimli-mb006005-1891/.