Gretna, VL, Manitoba (1911 census)
Gretna, VL was a village in Manitoba, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 519. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.009°N, 97.561°W.
Population
In 1911, Gretna, VL had a population of 519. Population density was 517.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 666 |
| 1911 | 519 |
| 1921 | 581 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Gretna, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,138 |
| POP F | 514 |
| POP M | 558 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 28.70 |
| POP TOT | 519 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 19 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,909 |
| AREA SQ MI | 37.36 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 2 |
| BELGIAN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 60 |
| BRIT IRISH | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 34 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 184 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 168 |
| F SINGLE | 334 |
| F WIDOWED | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 195 |
| GERMAN | 366 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 5 |
| JEWISH | 2 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 208 |
| M MARRIED | 176 |
| M SINGLE | 370 |
| M WIDOWED | 12 |
| MENNONITES | 124 |
| METHODISTS | 10 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 86 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 50 |
| RUSSIAN | 6 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 31 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB017003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB156013— 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 1911 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). "Gretna, VL, Manitoba (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/gretna-vl-mb017003-1911/.