Minnedosa, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)
Minnedosa, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 614. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.248°N, 99.850°W.
Population
In 1891, Minnedosa, Town—Ville had a population of 614: 326 male and 288 female residents. Population density was 102.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 614 |
| 1901 | 1,052 |
| 1911 | 1,483 |
| 1921 | 1,505 |
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 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Minnedosa, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 108 |
| Number of families | 108 |
| Number of females | 288 |
| Number of males | 326 |
| Number of married females | 93 |
| Number of married males | 105 |
| Number of married persons | 198 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 288 |
| POP M | 326 |
| POP TOT | 614 |
| Total population | 614 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 190 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 213 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 403 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 614 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 108 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 103 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 29 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 77 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 108 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 275 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,598 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 81 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,348 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,353 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,032 |
| Acres of oats | 440 |
| Acres of potatoes | 12 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 623 |
| BAR AC | 275 |
| BAR BU | 7,555 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,555 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,789 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,202 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,970 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 225 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY TONS | 519 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 623 |
| Number of chickens | 687 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 26 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 52 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 138 |
| Number of milk cows | 187 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 28 |
| Number of other cattle | 162 |
| Number of other fowl | 57 |
| Number of oxen | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 160 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 326 |
| Number of swine | 129 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 987 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 440 |
| OAT BU | 16,789 |
| POT AC | 12 |
| POT BU | 2,202 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,082 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,405 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 519 |
| WHT AC | 623 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,970 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,405 |
| CATTLE KS | 623 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 190 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 213 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 403 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 200 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 52 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 108 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,082 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 687 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 138 |
| HOUSES | 108 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 50 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 77 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 103 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 93 |
| MD MALE | 105 |
| MD TOT | 198 |
| MILK COWS | 187 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 26 |
| OC TOT | 28 |
| OTHER FOWL | 57 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 162 |
| OTHERS | 614 |
| SHEEP | 160 |
| SHEEP KS | 326 |
| SUP AM | 1,353 |
| SUP FOR | 81 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 3,598 |
| SUP SC | 1,348 |
| SUP TOT | 5,032 |
| SWINE | 129 |
| SWINE KS | 987 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 108 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 225 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
| WORKING OX | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB165016— 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). "Minnedosa, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/minnedosa-town-ville-mb007015-1891/.