Mountain, Manitoba (1881 census)
Mountain was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,206. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.559°N, 100.303°W.
Population
In 1881, Mountain had a population of 2,206: 1,321 male and 885 female residents. Population density was 182.9 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 NO DATA, 1871 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Shoal Lake, Strathclair, 1891 (2.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Mountain shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 632 |
| Number of families | 632 |
| Number of females | 885 |
| Number of males | 1,321 |
| Number of married females | 337 |
| Number of married males | 353 |
| Number of married persons | 690 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP TOT | 2,206 |
| Total population | 2,206 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 534 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 951 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,485 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 108 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 517 |
| Number of occupied houses | 517 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,551 |
| Acres of potatoes | 119 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,066 |
| BAR BU | 8,590 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,590 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,339 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,391 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,256 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 400 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 40,979 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,764 |
| BWT BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 1,551 |
| HAY TONS | 3,517 |
| OAT BU | 40,339 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 85 |
| POT AC | 119 |
| POT BU | 27,256 |
| RYE BU | 400 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,517 |
| WHT AC | 2,066 |
| WHT SP BU | 40,979 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 534 |
| C UNMD M | 951 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,485 |
| D OCC | 517 |
| FEMALE | 885 |
| GRA BU | 54 |
| H CON | 108 |
| H INHAB | 517 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 1,321 |
| MD F | 337 |
| MD M | 353 |
| MD TOT | 690 |
| NUMBER CD | 186 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,391 |
| TUR BU | 15,764 |
| WID F | 14 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB186003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB186003— 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 1881 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). "Mountain, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/mountain-mb186003-1881/.