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 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 density was 3.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,068 |
| 1901 | 1,567 |
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 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.60 |
| FAM NO | 294 |
| Number of families | 294 |
| Number of females | 460 |
| Number of males | 608 |
| Number of married females | 161 |
| Number of married males | 165 |
| Number of married persons | 326 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 460 |
| POP M | 608 |
| POP TOT | 1,068 |
| Total population | 1,068 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 285 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 431 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 716 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,065 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 27 |
| Number of houses | 249 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 246 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 68 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 113 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 136 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 276 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 290 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 72 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 57,721 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,126 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,200 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,272 |
| Acres of land in farms | 70,119 |
| Acres of oats | 2,555 |
| Acres of potatoes | 76 |
| Acres of turnips | 37 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,233 |
| BAR AC | 290 |
| BAR BU | 9,655 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,655 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 87,914 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,045 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 144,983 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,955 |
| HAY TONS | 3,559 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 298 |
| Number of chickens | 4,652 |
| Number of ducks | 71 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 254 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 138 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 302 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 513 |
| Number of milk cows | 765 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 265 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,630 |
| Number of oxen | 236 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 139 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 119 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 466 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 169 |
| Number of swine | 493 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 264 |
| Number of turkeys | 231 |
| OAT AC | 2,555 |
| OAT BU | 87,914 |
| PEA BU | 27 |
| POT AC | 76 |
| POT BU | 14,045 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 820 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 684 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,882 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 57,354 |
| RYE BU | 4 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,559 |
| WHT AC | 7,233 |
| WHT SP BU | 144,983 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 139 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 119 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 57,354 |
| CATTLE KS | 298 |
| CHEESE LB | 820 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 285 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 431 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 716 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 684 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 302 |
| DUCKS | 71 |
| FAMILIES | 294 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,882 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 138 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,652 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 513 |
| HOUSES | 249 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 113 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 246 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 161 |
| MD MALE | 165 |
| MD TOT | 326 |
| MILK COWS | 765 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 254 |
| OC TOT | 265 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,630 |
| OTHERS | 1,065 |
| SHEEP | 466 |
| SHEEP KS | 169 |
| SUP AM | 10,272 |
| SUP FOR | 2,126 |
| SUP JV | 72 |
| SUP PAT | 57,721 |
| SUP SC | 10,200 |
| SUP TOT | 70,119 |
| SWINE | 493 |
| SWINE KS | 264 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 276 |
| TUR AC | 37 |
| TUR BU | 11,955 |
| TURKEY | 231 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 27 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 236 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB009016— 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). "Miniota, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/miniota-mb007014-1891/.