Hanover, Manitoba (1891 census)
Hanover was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,177. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1660023. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.417°N, 96.768°W.
Population
In 1891, Hanover had a population of 1,177: 598 male and 579 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,177 |
| 1901 | 3,003 |
| 1921 | 4,907 |
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, 1881 (9.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Hanover, 1901 (62.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hanover shared boundaries with:
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 1,177 total population, 598 males, 579 females, 420 married persons, 212 married females, 208 married males, 196 families, 14 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 743 single persons under 18, 384 single males under 18, 359 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,075 persons who are not French Canadian, 102 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 195 houses, 195 houses built of wood, 195 occupied houses, 193 houses of 1 story, 71 houses of 4 rooms, 60 houses of 2 rooms, 40 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 1 room, 6 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 39,605 acres of land in farms, 38,475 pounds of homemade butter, 32,465 bushels of spring wheat, 32,037 acres of farmland in pasture, 30,025 bushels of oats, 14,896 bushels of potatoes, 6,290 acres of improved land in farms, 6,060 acres of farmland under crops, 5,712 bushels of barley, 5,220 chickens, 5,115 tons of hay, 4,868 bushels of turnips, 4,705 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,604 acres of wheat, 2,152 sheep, 1,760 acres of oats, 1,448 other cattle, 1,278 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 929 milk cows, 557 sheep slaughtered or sold, 431 acres of barley, 428 swine slaughtered or sold, 393 cattle killed or sold, 354 oxen, 329 horses aged over 3 years, 328 swine, 272 bushels of rye, 230 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 201 occupants of farms, 193 farm occupants who own their land, 130 acres of potatoes, 120 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 94 horses aged 3 years and under, 70 ducks, 59 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 35 turkeys, 25 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 geese, 9 other fowl, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Wiebe | 1827–1900 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB008005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB155002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1660023
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Hanover
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). "Hanover, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/hanover-mb008005-1891/.