Gladstone, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1881 census)
Gladstone, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 883. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63761. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.218°N, 98.940°W.
Population
In 1881, Gladstone, Town—Ville had a population of 883: 509 male and 374 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 883 |
| 1901 | 731 |
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 NO DATA, 1871 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Gladstone, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 883 total population, 509 males, 374 females, 278 married persons, 215 families, 140 married males, 138 married females, 14 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 591 single persons under 18, 365 single males under 18, 226 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 214 inhabited houses, 214 occupied houses, 6 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 31,666 bushels of oats, 19,845 bushels of spring wheat, 13,637 bushels of potatoes, 3,624 tons of hay, 3,347 bushels of barley, 1,629 acres of hay crops, 945 acres of wheat, 925 bushels of turnips, 130 bushels of other root crops, 72 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 883 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB186001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB008004_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63761
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladstone,_Manitoba
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladstone_(Manitoba)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Gladstone, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/gladstone-town-ville-mb186001-1881/.