Glenwood, Manitoba (1891 census)
Glenwood was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,473. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.622°N, 100.259°W.
Population
In 1891, Glenwood had a population of 1,473: 890 male and 583 female residents. Population density was 6.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,473 |
| 1901 | 2,072 |
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 South Western, 1881 (2.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Glenwood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 332 |
| Number of families | 332 |
| Number of females | 583 |
| Number of males | 890 |
| Number of married females | 215 |
| Number of married males | 231 |
| Number of married persons | 446 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 583 |
| POP M | 890 |
| POP TOT | 1,473 |
| Total population | 1,473 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 359 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 640 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 999 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,473 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses | 319 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 317 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 58 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 295 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 327 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 678 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 66,993 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 589 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 25,007 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 25,012 |
| Acres of land in farms | 92,594 |
| Acres of oats | 5,392 |
| Acres of potatoes | 95 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 18,882 |
| BAR AC | 678 |
| BAR BU | 20,370 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 20,370 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 213,050 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 397 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,605 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 430,978 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,480 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 240 |
| HAY TONS | 969 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 367 |
| Number of chickens | 6,927 |
| Number of ducks | 228 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 252 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 123 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 317 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 930 |
| Number of milk cows | 590 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 283 |
| Number of other cattle | 851 |
| Number of other fowl | 21 |
| Number of oxen | 141 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 185 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 263 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 66 |
| Number of swine | 1,008 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,054 |
| Number of turkeys | 274 |
| OAT AC | 5,392 |
| OAT BU | 213,050 |
| PEA BU | 397 |
| POT AC | 95 |
| POT BU | 21,605 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,770 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,006 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 56,445 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 969 |
| WHT AC | 18,882 |
| WHT FALL BU | 240 |
| WHT SP BU | 430,978 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 89 |
| A 201 PL | 185 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 56,445 |
| CATTLE KS | 367 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,770 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 359 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 640 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 999 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,006 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 317 |
| DUCKS | 228 |
| FAMILIES | 332 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 123 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,927 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 930 |
| HOUSES | 319 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 295 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 52 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 73 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 317 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 215 |
| MD MALE | 231 |
| MD TOT | 446 |
| MILK COWS | 590 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 252 |
| OC TOT | 283 |
| OTHER FOWL | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 851 |
| OTHERS | 1,473 |
| SHEEP | 263 |
| SHEEP KS | 66 |
| SUP AM | 25,012 |
| SUP FOR | 589 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 66,993 |
| SUP SC | 25,007 |
| SUP TOT | 92,594 |
| SWINE | 1,008 |
| SWINE KS | 1,054 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 327 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 7,480 |
| TURKEY | 274 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 8 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 141 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB006008— 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). "Glenwood, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/glenwood-mb009014-1891/.