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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q1660900. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,456 |
| 1901 | 2,128 |
| 1921 | 1,540 |
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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,456 total population, 869 males, 587 females, 473 married persons, 312 families, 249 married males, 224 married females, 27 widowed persons, 14 widowed males, 13 widowed females, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 956 single persons under 18, 606 single males under 18, 350 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,456 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 310 houses, 310 houses built of wood, 310 occupied houses, 279 houses of 1 story, 79 houses of 2 rooms, 56 houses of 3 rooms, 55 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 41 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 37 houses of 1 room, 31 houses of 2 stories, 15 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 516,603 bushels of spring wheat, 221,112 bushels of oats, 103,695 acres of land in farms, 68,272 acres of farmland in pasture, 47,753 pounds of homemade butter, 32,802 acres of improved land in farms, 32,735 acres of farmland under crops, 25,908 acres of wheat, 24,619 bushels of potatoes, 19,881 bushels of barley, 10,960 bushels of turnips, 8,957 chickens, 5,899 acres of oats, 5,110 tons of hay, 2,621 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,210 swine, 1,142 horses aged over 3 years, 801 other cattle, 762 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 754 swine slaughtered or sold, 656 acres of barley, 610 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 577 milk cows, 479 bushels of peas, 445 horses aged 3 years and under, 420 bushels of winter wheat, 301 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 289 cattle killed or sold, 289 occupants of farms, 285 farm occupants who own their land, 264 turkeys, 245 sheep, 217 ducks, 206 bushels of rye, 191 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 144 oxen, 141 acres of potatoes, 92 geese, 91 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 86 sheep slaughtered or sold, 67 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 49 acres of turnips, 36 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 bushels of corn, 11 other fowl, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB161007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1660900
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Oakland
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/.