Neepawa, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)
Neepawa, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 774. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2450886. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.229°N, 99.461°W.
Population
In 1891, Neepawa, Town—Ville had a population of 774: 404 male and 370 female residents.
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, Neepawa, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 774 total population, 404 males, 370 females, 251 married persons, 154 families, 127 married males, 124 married females, 24 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 499 single persons under 18, 270 single males under 18, 229 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 774 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 154 houses, 154 occupied houses, 136 houses built of wood, 103 houses of 2 stories, 47 houses of 1 story, 43 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses built of brick, 14 houses of 1 room, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 47,550 bushels of spring wheat, 17,625 bushels of oats, 9,167 acres of land in farms, 5,968 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,025 pounds of homemade butter, 3,160 bushels of potatoes, 2,724 acres of improved land in farms, 2,712 acres of farmland under crops, 2,227 acres of wheat, 1,650 bushels of barley, 676 chickens, 475 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 407 acres of oats, 207 horses aged over 3 years, 157 milk cows, 113 other cattle, 100 sheep slaughtered or sold, 71 swine, 65 acres of barley, 52 tons of hay, 50 bushels of turnips, 45 occupants of farms, 43 farm occupants who own their land, 42 horses aged 3 years and under, 38 cattle killed or sold, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 18 oxen, 14 acres of potatoes, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 swine slaughtered or sold, 13 turkeys, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 ducks, 6 geese, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Andrew Davidson | 1852–1903 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB007016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2450886
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neepawa
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neepawa
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). "Neepawa, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/neepawa-town-ville-mb007016-1891/.