Kildonan, Manitoba (1891 census)
Kildonan was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 571. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.937°N, 97.097°W.
Population
In 1891, Kildonan had a population of 571: 306 male and 265 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 534 |
| 1891 | 571 |
| 1911 | 28 |
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 Kildonan, 1881 (81.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kildonan (part), 1901 (3.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Kildonan shared boundaries with:
- Assiniboia
- Springfield
- St. Boniface
- St. Boniface, Town—Ville
- St. Paul
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 5
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 6
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 571 total population, 306 males, 265 females, 168 married persons, 102 families, 88 married males, 80 married females, 24 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 5.60 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 379 single persons under 18, 213 single males under 18, 166 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 565 persons who are not French Canadian, 6 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 102 houses, 102 occupied houses, 96 houses built of wood, 79 houses of 2 stories, 53 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 23 houses of 1 story, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses built of brick, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 49,150 pounds of homemade butter, 40,361 bushels of potatoes, 21,344 bushels of oats, 9,636 acres of land in farms, 7,893 bushels of spring wheat, 6,962 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,855 bushels of turnips, 3,425 tons of hay, 3,389 bushels of barley, 2,996 chickens, 1,486 acres of improved land in farms, 1,359 acres of farmland under crops, 1,188 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,165 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 673 other cattle, 647 acres of oats, 639 milk cows, 423 cattle killed or sold, 412 acres of wheat, 397 bushels of peas, 268 horses aged over 3 years, 183 turkeys, 180 acres of potatoes, 170 swine slaughtered or sold, 161 swine, 143 acres of barley, 129 bushels of beans, 127 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 107 bushels of corn, 104 other fowl, 102 occupants of farms, 85 horses aged 3 years and under, 77 farm occupants who own their land, 48 geese, 39 oxen, 35 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 31 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 29 ducks, 28 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 21 acres of turnips, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 sheep, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| André Nault | 1830–1924 | born here |
| Roderick George MacBeth | 1858–1934 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB022002— 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). "Kildonan, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/kildonan-mb006006-1891/.