North Western, Manitoba (1881 census)
North Western was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,258. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.643°N, 100.196°W.
Population
In 1881, North Western had a population of 1,258: 627 male and 631 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 Rossburn, 1891 (1.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Russell, Silver Creek, 1891 (2.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Riding Mountain, 1891 (31.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Boulton & Shell River, 1891 (32.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, North Western shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 255 |
| Number of families | 255 |
| Number of females | 631 |
| Number of males | 627 |
| Number of married females | 218 |
| Number of married males | 217 |
| Number of married persons | 435 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP TOT | 1,258 |
| Total population | 1,258 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 372 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 405 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 777 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 33 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 216 |
| Number of occupied houses | 249 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,173 |
| Acres of potatoes | 84 |
| BAR BU | 32 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 168 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,840 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 168 |
| CRN BU | 78 |
| HAY AC | 1,173 |
| HAY TONS | 1,800 |
| OAT BU | 21 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 84 |
| POT BU | 8,840 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,800 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 372 |
| C UNMD M | 405 |
| C UNMD TOT | 777 |
| D OCC | 249 |
| FEMALE | 631 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 216 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 627 |
| MD F | 218 |
| MD M | 217 |
| MD TOT | 435 |
| NUMBER CD | 187 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 168 |
| SHAN | 33 |
| TUR BU | 168 |
| WID F | 41 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB187003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB187003— 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 Western, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/north-western-mb187003-1881/.