North Eastern, Manitoba (1881 census)
North Eastern was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,411. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.756°N, 97.037°W.
Population
In 1881, North Eastern had a population of 2,411: 1,273 male and 1,138 female residents. Population density was 0.1 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gimli, 1891 (21.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Fairford & Posen, 1891 (38.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, North Eastern 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 | 509 |
| Number of families | 509 |
| Number of females | 1,138 |
| Number of males | 1,273 |
| Number of married females | 461 |
| Number of married males | 444 |
| Number of married persons | 905 |
| Number of widowed females | 86 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| POP TOT | 2,411 |
| Total population | 2,411 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 591 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 816 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,407 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 79 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 23 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 411 |
| Number of occupied houses | 491 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 89 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,367 |
| Acres of potatoes | 221 |
| Acres of wheat | 23 |
| BAR BU | 542 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 542 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 534 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,932 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 504 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 674 |
| CRN BU | 95 |
| HAY AC | 1,367 |
| HAY TONS | 2,082 |
| OAT BU | 174 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 161 |
| POT AC | 221 |
| POT BU | 21,932 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,082 |
| WHT AC | 23 |
| WHT SP BU | 504 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 591 |
| C UNMD M | 816 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,407 |
| D OCC | 491 |
| FEMALE | 1,138 |
| H CON | 23 |
| H INHAB | 411 |
| H UNINH | 89 |
| MALE | 1,273 |
| MD F | 461 |
| MD M | 444 |
| MD TOT | 905 |
| NUMBER CD | 187 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 534 |
| SHAN | 79 |
| TUR BU | 674 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 86 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 99 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB187002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB187002— 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). "North Eastern, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/north-eastern-mb187002-1881/.