Norfolk S, Manitoba (1891 census)
Norfolk S was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,340. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.666°N, 98.823°W.
Population
In 1891, Norfolk S had a population of 2,340: 1,352 male and 988 female residents. Population density was 5.2 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).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Norfolk, South—Sud, 1901 (80.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Norfolk S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 487 |
| Number of families | 487 |
| Number of females | 988 |
| Number of males | 1,352 |
| Number of married females | 380 |
| Number of married males | 395 |
| Number of married persons | 775 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP F | 988 |
| POP M | 1,352 |
| POP TOT | 2,340 |
| Total population | 2,340 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 590 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 932 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,522 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 17 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,323 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 480 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 480 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 70 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 286 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 114 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 194 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 480 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 811 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 111 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 80,119 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,085 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 28,874 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 28,985 |
| Acres of land in farms | 114,189 |
| Acres of oats | 4,131 |
| Acres of potatoes | 177 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 23,778 |
| BAR AC | 811 |
| BAR BU | 24,877 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 24,877 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 585 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 174,267 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,908 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 500,903 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,655 |
| CRN BU | 585 |
| HAY TONS | 5,673 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 692 |
| Number of chickens | 10,507 |
| Number of ducks | 149 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 425 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 32 |
| Number of geese | 107 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 572 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,250 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,193 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 457 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,019 |
| Number of other fowl | 38 |
| Number of oxen | 263 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 233 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 216 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 426 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 156 |
| Number of swine | 1,206 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 925 |
| Number of turkeys | 209 |
| OAT AC | 4,131 |
| OAT BU | 174,267 |
| PEA BU | 75 |
| POT AC | 177 |
| POT BU | 43,908 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 365 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,119 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 886 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 71,088 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,673 |
| WHT AC | 23,778 |
| WHT SP BU | 500,903 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 233 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 216 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 71,088 |
| CATTLE KS | 692 |
| CHEESE LB | 365 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 590 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 932 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,522 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,119 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 572 |
| DUCKS | 149 |
| FAMILIES | 487 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 886 |
| FRN CA | 17 |
| GEESE | 107 |
| GRA BU | 63 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,507 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,250 |
| HOUSES | 480 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 90 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 286 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 70 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 90 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 114 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 194 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 480 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 380 |
| MD MALE | 395 |
| MD TOT | 775 |
| MILK COWS | 1,193 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC F | 32 |
| OC P | 425 |
| OC TOT | 457 |
| OTHER FOWL | 38 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,019 |
| OTHERS | 2,323 |
| SHEEP | 426 |
| SHEEP KS | 156 |
| SUP AM | 28,985 |
| SUP FOR | 5,085 |
| SUP JV | 111 |
| SUP PAT | 80,119 |
| SUP SC | 28,874 |
| SUP TOT | 114,189 |
| SWINE | 1,206 |
| SWINE KS | 925 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 480 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 5,655 |
| TURKEY | 209 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
| WORKING OX | 263 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB007018— 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 S, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/norfolk-s-mb007018-1891/.