Oak River, Manitoba (1891 census)
Oak River was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 723. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.196°N, 100.630°W.
Population
In 1891, Oak River had a population of 723: 436 male and 287 female residents. Population density was 3.3 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 Western, 1881 (5.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Oak River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 155 |
| Number of families | 155 |
| Number of females | 287 |
| Number of males | 436 |
| Number of married females | 109 |
| Number of married males | 116 |
| Number of married persons | 225 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 287 |
| POP M | 436 |
| POP TOT | 723 |
| Total population | 723 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 173 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 483 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 723 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 146 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 146 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 27 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 144 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 151 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 797 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 48 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 40,806 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,028 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,684 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,732 |
| Acres of land in farms | 51,566 |
| Acres of oats | 2,445 |
| Acres of potatoes | 80 |
| Acres of turnips | 25 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,322 |
| BAR AC | 797 |
| BAR BU | 27,293 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 27,293 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 104,296 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,293 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 145,325 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,955 |
| HAY TONS | 4,345 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 215 |
| Number of chickens | 4,210 |
| Number of ducks | 37 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 184 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 118 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 194 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 380 |
| Number of milk cows | 627 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 187 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,159 |
| Number of other fowl | 20 |
| Number of oxen | 202 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 452 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 118 |
| Number of swine | 399 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 323 |
| Number of turkeys | 126 |
| OAT AC | 2,445 |
| OAT BU | 104,296 |
| POT AC | 80 |
| POT BU | 16,293 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 199 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,413 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 54,385 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,345 |
| WHT AC | 6,322 |
| WHT SP BU | 145,325 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 91 |
| A 201 PL | 90 |
| BUTTER LB | 54,385 |
| CATTLE KS | 215 |
| CHEESE LB | 199 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 173 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 483 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,413 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 194 |
| DUCKS | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 155 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 118 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,210 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 380 |
| HOUSES | 146 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 144 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 146 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 109 |
| MD MALE | 116 |
| MD TOT | 225 |
| MILK COWS | 627 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 184 |
| OC TOT | 187 |
| OTHER FOWL | 20 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,159 |
| OTHERS | 723 |
| SHEEP | 452 |
| SHEEP KS | 118 |
| SUP AM | 9,732 |
| SUP FOR | 1,028 |
| SUP JV | 48 |
| SUP PAT | 40,806 |
| SUP SC | 9,684 |
| SUP TOT | 51,566 |
| SWINE | 399 |
| SWINE KS | 323 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 151 |
| TUR AC | 25 |
| TUR BU | 11,955 |
| TURKEY | 126 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 202 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB007019— 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). "Oak River, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/oak-river-mb007019-1891/.