La Broquerie, Manitoba (1891 census)
La Broquerie was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 330. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.401°N, 95.900°W.
Population
In 1891, La Broquerie had a population of 330: 186 male and 144 female residents. Population density was 0.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 330 |
| 1901 | 2,595 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, La Broquerie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 142 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 66 |
| Number of families | 66 |
| Number of females | 144 |
| Number of males | 186 |
| Number of married females | 46 |
| Number of married males | 57 |
| Number of married persons | 103 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 5 |
| POP F | 144 |
| POP M | 186 |
| POP TOT | 330 |
| Total population | 330 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 96 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 126 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 222 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 273 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 57 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 59 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 59 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 56 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 59 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,741 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,433 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 593 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 604 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,778 |
| Acres of oats | 204 |
| Acres of potatoes | 46 |
| Acres of turnips | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 259 |
| BAR AC | 59 |
| BAR BU | 1,042 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,042 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,506 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,412 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,177 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,155 |
| HAY TONS | 717 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 76 |
| Number of chickens | 681 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 70 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 44 |
| Number of milk cows | 163 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 71 |
| Number of other cattle | 257 |
| Number of oxen | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 100 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 42 |
| Number of swine | 39 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 32 |
| Number of turkeys | 44 |
| OAT AC | 204 |
| OAT BU | 3,506 |
| PEA BU | 81 |
| POT AC | 46 |
| POT BU | 4,412 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 315 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,983 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 717 |
| WHT AC | 259 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,177 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 58 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,983 |
| CATTLE KS | 76 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 96 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 126 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 222 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 315 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 66 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 273 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 681 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 44 |
| HOUSES | 59 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 56 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 59 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 46 |
| MD MALE | 57 |
| MD TOT | 103 |
| MILK COWS | 163 |
| NAME CD | Provencher |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 70 |
| OC TOT | 71 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 257 |
| OTHERS | 57 |
| SHEEP | 100 |
| SHEEP KS | 42 |
| SUP AM | 604 |
| SUP FOR | 1,433 |
| SUP JV | 11 |
| SUP PAT | 8,741 |
| SUP SC | 593 |
| SUP TOT | 10,778 |
| SWINE | 39 |
| SWINE KS | 32 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 59 |
| TUR AC | 20 |
| TUR BU | 2,155 |
| TURKEY | 44 |
| WID FEM | 2 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 5 |
| WORKING OX | 83 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB008007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB010005— 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). "La Broquerie, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/la-broquerie-mb008007-1891/.