Odanah, Manitoba (1891 census)
Odanah was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,074. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.195°N, 99.802°W.
Population
In 1891, Odanah had a population of 1,074: 624 male and 450 female residents. Population density was 5.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,074 |
| 1901 | 1,472 |
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 Western, 1881 (5.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Odanah shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 234 |
| Number of families | 234 |
| Number of females | 450 |
| Number of males | 624 |
| Number of married females | 170 |
| Number of married males | 175 |
| Number of married persons | 345 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 450 |
| POP M | 624 |
| POP TOT | 1,074 |
| Total population | 1,074 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 264 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 443 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 707 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,074 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 15 |
| Number of houses | 212 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 210 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 177 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 227 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 783 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 100 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 48,063 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,919 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,700 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,800 |
| Acres of land in farms | 59,782 |
| Acres of oats | 1,731 |
| Acres of potatoes | 96 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,111 |
| BAR AC | 783 |
| BAR BU | 25,702 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 25,702 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 73,200 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,274 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 287 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 162,732 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,766 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY TONS | 5,326 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 358 |
| Number of chickens | 7,845 |
| Number of ducks | 269 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 216 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 188 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 267 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 500 |
| Number of milk cows | 850 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 230 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,655 |
| Number of other fowl | 30 |
| Number of oxen | 227 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 126 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 103 |
| Number of sheep | 806 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 72 |
| Number of swine | 978 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 487 |
| Number of turkeys | 357 |
| OAT AC | 1,731 |
| OAT BU | 73,200 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 96 |
| POT BU | 20,274 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 850 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 824 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,209 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 79,358 |
| RYE BU | 287 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,326 |
| WHT AC | 7,111 |
| WHT SP BU | 162,732 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 126 |
| A 201 PL | 103 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 79,358 |
| CATTLE KS | 358 |
| CHEESE LB | 850 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 264 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 443 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 707 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 824 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 267 |
| DUCKS | 269 |
| FAMILIES | 234 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,209 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 188 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,845 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 500 |
| HOUSES | 212 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 177 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 55 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 210 |
| MD FEM | 170 |
| MD MALE | 175 |
| MD TOT | 345 |
| MILK COWS | 850 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 216 |
| OC TOT | 230 |
| OTHER FOWL | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,655 |
| OTHERS | 1,074 |
| SHEEP | 806 |
| SHEEP KS | 72 |
| SUP AM | 9,800 |
| SUP FOR | 1,919 |
| SUP JV | 100 |
| SUP PAT | 48,063 |
| SUP SC | 9,700 |
| SUP TOT | 59,782 |
| SWINE | 978 |
| SWINE KS | 487 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 227 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 5,766 |
| TURKEY | 357 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 15 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 227 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB009019— 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). "Odanah, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/odanah-mb007020-1891/.