Norfolk N, Manitoba (1891 census)
Norfolk N was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,564. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.931°N, 98.832°W.
Population
In 1891, Norfolk N had a population of 1,564: 893 male and 671 female residents. Population density was 3.5 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 South Western, 1881 (4.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Norfolk N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4 |
| FAM NO | 389 |
| Number of families | 389 |
| Number of females | 671 |
| Number of males | 893 |
| Number of married females | 268 |
| Number of married males | 281 |
| Number of married persons | 549 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 671 |
| POP M | 893 |
| POP TOT | 1,564 |
| Total population | 1,564 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 601 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 987 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,562 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 386 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 385 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 90 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 226 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 92 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 160 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 387 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 255 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 75 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 66,768 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 314 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,915 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,990 |
| Acres of land in farms | 83,072 |
| Acres of oats | 2,378 |
| Acres of potatoes | 75 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 13,234 |
| BAR AC | 255 |
| BAR BU | 7,464 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,464 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 76,113 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,022 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 246,085 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,010 |
| HAY TONS | 3,103 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 321 |
| Number of chickens | 7,194 |
| Number of ducks | 75 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 346 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 92 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 306 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 905 |
| Number of milk cows | 980 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 364 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,435 |
| Number of other fowl | 114 |
| Number of oxen | 276 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 233 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 121 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 56 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 22 |
| Number of swine | 622 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 243 |
| Number of turkeys | 137 |
| OAT AC | 2,378 |
| OAT BU | 76,113 |
| PEA BU | 30 |
| POT AC | 75 |
| POT BU | 20,022 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 310 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 66,270 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,103 |
| WHT AC | 13,234 |
| WHT SP BU | 246,085 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 233 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 121 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 66,270 |
| CATTLE KS | 321 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 386 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 601 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 987 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 310 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 306 |
| DUCKS | 75 |
| FAMILIES | 389 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 92 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,194 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 905 |
| HOUSES | 386 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 90 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 226 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 86 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 92 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 160 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 385 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 268 |
| MD MALE | 281 |
| MD TOT | 549 |
| MILK COWS | 980 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 346 |
| OC TOT | 364 |
| OTHER FOWL | 114 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,435 |
| OTHERS | 1,562 |
| SHEEP | 56 |
| SHEEP KS | 22 |
| SUP AM | 15,990 |
| SUP FOR | 314 |
| SUP JV | 75 |
| SUP PAT | 66,768 |
| SUP SC | 15,915 |
| SUP TOT | 83,072 |
| SWINE | 622 |
| SWINE KS | 243 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 387 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 1,010 |
| TURKEY | 137 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 276 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB007017— 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). "Norfolk N, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/norfolk-n-mb007017-1891/.