Miniota, Manitoba (1891 census)
Miniota was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,068. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1660702. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.196°N, 100.975°W.
Population
In 1891, Miniota had a population of 1,068: 608 male and 460 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,068 |
| 1901 | 1,567 |
| 1921 | 2,593 |
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 Western, 1881 (8.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Miniota shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,068 total population, 608 males, 460 females, 326 married persons, 294 families, 165 married males, 161 married females, 26 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 3.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 716 single persons under 18, 431 single males under 18, 285 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,065 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 276 occupied houses, 249 houses, 246 houses built of wood, 136 houses of 2 stories, 113 houses of 1 story, 68 houses of 1 room, 44 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 43 houses of 3 rooms, 40 houses of 2 rooms, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 27 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 3 houses built of stone, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 144,983 bushels of spring wheat, 87,914 bushels of oats, 70,119 acres of land in farms, 57,721 acres of farmland in pasture, 57,354 pounds of homemade butter, 14,045 bushels of potatoes, 11,955 bushels of turnips, 10,272 acres of improved land in farms, 10,200 acres of farmland under crops, 9,655 bushels of barley, 7,233 acres of wheat, 4,652 chickens, 3,559 tons of hay, 2,555 acres of oats, 2,126 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,882 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,630 other cattle, 820 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 765 milk cows, 684 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 513 horses aged over 3 years, 493 swine, 466 sheep, 302 horses aged 3 years and under, 298 cattle killed or sold, 290 acres of barley, 265 occupants of farms, 264 swine slaughtered or sold, 254 farm occupants who own their land, 236 oxen, 231 turkeys, 169 sheep slaughtered or sold, 139 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 138 geese, 119 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 76 acres of potatoes, 72 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 71 ducks, 37 acres of turnips, 27 bushels of peas, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 bushels of rye, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB165008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1660702
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Miniota
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniota_(municipalit%C3%A9_rurale)
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). "Miniota, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/miniota-mb007014-1891/.