Oakland, Manitoba (1891 census)
Oakland was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.621°N, 99.849°W.
Population
In 1891, Oakland had a population of 1,456: 869 male and 587 female residents. Population density was 6.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,456 |
| 1901 | 2,128 |
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 (2.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Oakland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 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 | 312 |
| Number of families | 312 |
| Number of females | 587 |
| Number of males | 869 |
| Number of married females | 224 |
| Number of married males | 249 |
| Number of married persons | 473 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 587 |
| POP M | 869 |
| POP TOT | 1,456 |
| Total population | 1,456 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 350 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 606 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 956 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,456 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 310 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 310 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 37 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 279 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 310 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 656 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 67 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 68,272 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,621 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 32,735 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 32,802 |
| Acres of land in farms | 103,695 |
| Acres of oats | 5,899 |
| Acres of potatoes | 141 |
| Acres of turnips | 49 |
| Acres of wheat | 25,908 |
| BAR AC | 656 |
| BAR BU | 19,881 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 19,881 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 221,112 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 479 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,619 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 206 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 516,603 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,960 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 420 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY TONS | 5,110 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 289 |
| Number of chickens | 8,957 |
| Number of ducks | 217 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 285 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 92 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 445 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,142 |
| Number of milk cows | 577 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 289 |
| Number of other cattle | 801 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 144 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 191 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 245 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 86 |
| Number of swine | 1,210 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 754 |
| Number of turkeys | 264 |
| OAT AC | 5,899 |
| OAT BU | 221,112 |
| PEA BU | 479 |
| POT AC | 141 |
| POT BU | 24,619 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 610 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 301 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 762 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 47,753 |
| RYE BU | 206 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,110 |
| WHT AC | 25,908 |
| WHT FALL BU | 420 |
| WHT SP BU | 516,603 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 91 |
| A 201 PL | 191 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 47,753 |
| CATTLE KS | 289 |
| CHEESE LB | 610 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 350 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 606 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 956 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 301 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 445 |
| DUCKS | 217 |
| FAMILIES | 312 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 762 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 92 |
| GRA BU | 36 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,957 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,142 |
| HOUSES | 310 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 279 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 55 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 79 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 31 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 310 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 224 |
| MD MALE | 249 |
| MD TOT | 473 |
| MILK COWS | 577 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 285 |
| OC TOT | 289 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 801 |
| OTHERS | 1,456 |
| SHEEP | 245 |
| SHEEP KS | 86 |
| SUP AM | 32,802 |
| SUP FOR | 2,621 |
| SUP JV | 67 |
| SUP PAT | 68,272 |
| SUP SC | 32,735 |
| SUP TOT | 103,695 |
| SWINE | 1,210 |
| SWINE KS | 754 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 310 |
| TUR AC | 49 |
| TUR BU | 10,960 |
| TURKEY | 264 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 144 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB006011— 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). "Oakland, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/oakland-mb009020-1891/.