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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q1659801. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,473 |
| 1901 | 2,072 |
| 1921 | 1,424 |
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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,473 total population, 890 males, 583 females, 446 married persons, 332 families, 231 married males, 215 married females, 28 widowed persons, 19 widowed males, 9 widowed females, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 999 single persons under 18, 640 single males under 18, 359 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,473 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 327 occupied houses, 319 houses, 317 houses built of wood, 295 houses of 1 story, 73 houses of 2 rooms, 58 houses of 1 room, 52 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 50 houses of 4 rooms, 47 houses of 3 rooms, 37 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 2 stories, 8 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 430,978 bushels of spring wheat, 213,050 bushels of oats, 92,594 acres of land in farms, 66,993 acres of farmland in pasture, 56,445 pounds of homemade butter, 25,012 acres of improved land in farms, 25,007 acres of farmland under crops, 21,605 bushels of potatoes, 20,370 bushels of barley, 18,882 acres of wheat, 7,480 bushels of turnips, 6,927 chickens, 5,392 acres of oats, 1,770 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,054 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,008 swine, 1,006 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 969 tons of hay, 930 horses aged over 3 years, 851 other cattle, 678 acres of barley, 590 milk cows, 589 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 397 bushels of peas, 367 cattle killed or sold, 317 horses aged 3 years and under, 283 occupants of farms, 274 turkeys, 263 sheep, 252 farm occupants who own their land, 240 bushels of winter wheat, 228 ducks, 185 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 141 oxen, 123 geese, 95 acres of potatoes, 89 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 66 sheep slaughtered or sold, 50 bushels of rye, 29 farm occupants who rent their land, 24 acres of turnips, 21 other fowl, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB162002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1659801
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Glenwood
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenwood_(municipalit%C3%A9_rurale)
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/.