Medora, Manitoba (1891 census)
Medora was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 794. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.135°N, 100.766°W.
Population
In 1891, Medora had a population of 794: 452 male and 342 female residents. Population density was 2.3 people per square mile.
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 (3.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Medora shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.70 |
| FAM NO | 215 |
| Number of families | 215 |
| Number of females | 342 |
| Number of males | 452 |
| Number of married females | 131 |
| Number of married males | 137 |
| Number of married persons | 268 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP F | 342 |
| POP M | 452 |
| POP TOT | 794 |
| Total population | 794 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 202 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 308 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 510 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 794 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 215 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 205 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 40 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 144 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 71 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 215 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 50 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 177 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 77 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 52,668 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 50 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,310 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,387 |
| Acres of land in farms | 66,105 |
| Acres of oats | 2,481 |
| Acres of potatoes | 77 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 10,604 |
| BAR AC | 177 |
| BAR BU | 2,976 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,976 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 49,748 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,343 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 133,268 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,075 |
| HAY TONS | 2,955 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 131 |
| Number of chickens | 3,920 |
| Number of ducks | 40 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 201 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 59 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 247 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 443 |
| Number of milk cows | 411 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 215 |
| Number of other cattle | 646 |
| Number of other fowl | 55 |
| Number of oxen | 201 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 147 |
| Number of sheep | 180 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 56 |
| Number of swine | 249 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 269 |
| Number of turkeys | 165 |
| OAT AC | 2,481 |
| OAT BU | 49,748 |
| PEA BU | 90 |
| POT AC | 77 |
| POT BU | 11,343 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 750 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,553 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,955 |
| WHT AC | 10,604 |
| WHT SP BU | 133,268 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 68 |
| A 201 PL | 147 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,553 |
| CATTLE KS | 131 |
| CHEESE LB | 10 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 202 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 308 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 510 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 750 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 247 |
| DUCKS | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 215 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.70 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 59 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,920 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 443 |
| HOUSES | 215 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 144 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 71 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 50 |
| HOUSES W | 205 |
| MD FEM | 131 |
| MD MALE | 137 |
| MD TOT | 268 |
| MILK COWS | 411 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 201 |
| OC TOT | 215 |
| OTHER FOWL | 55 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 646 |
| OTHERS | 794 |
| SHEEP | 180 |
| SHEEP KS | 56 |
| SUP AM | 13,387 |
| SUP FOR | 50 |
| SUP JV | 77 |
| SUP PAT | 52,668 |
| SUP SC | 13,310 |
| SUP TOT | 66,105 |
| SWINE | 249 |
| SWINE KS | 269 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 215 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 4,075 |
| TURKEY | 165 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
| WORKING OX | 201 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB009018— 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). "Medora, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/medora-mb009018-1891/.