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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q1660936. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,074 |
| 1901 | 1,472 |
| 1921 | 1,335 |
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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,074 total population, 624 males, 450 females, 345 married persons, 234 families, 175 married males, 170 married females, 22 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 707 single persons under 18, 443 single males under 18, 264 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,074 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 227 occupied houses, 212 houses, 210 houses built of wood, 177 houses of 1 story, 60 houses of 3 rooms, 55 houses of 2 rooms, 38 houses of 4 rooms, 35 houses of 2 stories, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 13 houses of 1 room, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 162,732 bushels of spring wheat, 79,358 pounds of homemade butter, 73,200 bushels of oats, 59,782 acres of land in farms, 48,063 acres of farmland in pasture, 25,702 bushels of barley, 20,274 bushels of potatoes, 9,800 acres of improved land in farms, 9,700 acres of farmland under crops, 7,845 chickens, 7,111 acres of wheat, 5,766 bushels of turnips, 5,326 tons of hay, 3,209 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,919 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,731 acres of oats, 1,655 other cattle, 978 swine, 850 milk cows, 850 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 824 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 806 sheep, 783 acres of barley, 500 horses aged over 3 years, 487 swine slaughtered or sold, 358 cattle killed or sold, 357 turkeys, 287 bushels of rye, 269 ducks, 267 horses aged 3 years and under, 230 occupants of farms, 227 oxen, 216 farm occupants who own their land, 188 geese, 126 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 103 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 100 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 96 acres of potatoes, 72 sheep slaughtered or sold, 30 other fowl, 24 acres of turnips, 13 bushels of corn, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 bushels of beans, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 bushels of peas, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB165010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1660936
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Odanah
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/.