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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q1660881. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,564 |
| 1921 | 4,751 |
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 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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,564 total population, 893 males, 671 females, 549 married persons, 389 families, 281 married males, 268 married females, 28 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 4 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 987 single persons under 18, 601 single males under 18, 386 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,562 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 387 occupied houses, 386 houses, 385 houses built of wood, 226 houses of 1 story, 160 houses of 2 stories, 92 houses of 2 rooms, 90 houses of 1 room, 86 houses of 3 rooms, 53 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 246,085 bushels of spring wheat, 83,072 acres of land in farms, 76,113 bushels of oats, 66,768 acres of farmland in pasture, 66,270 pounds of homemade butter, 20,022 bushels of potatoes, 15,990 acres of improved land in farms, 15,915 acres of farmland under crops, 13,234 acres of wheat, 7,464 bushels of barley, 7,194 chickens, 3,103 tons of hay, 2,378 acres of oats, 1,435 other cattle, 1,010 bushels of turnips, 980 milk cows, 905 horses aged over 3 years, 622 swine, 364 occupants of farms, 346 farm occupants who own their land, 321 cattle killed or sold, 314 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 310 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 306 horses aged 3 years and under, 276 oxen, 255 acres of barley, 243 swine slaughtered or sold, 233 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 137 turkeys, 121 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 114 other fowl, 92 geese, 75 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 75 acres of potatoes, 75 ducks, 56 sheep, 30 bushels of peas, 22 sheep slaughtered or sold, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB161005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1660881
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_North_Norfolk
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/.