Osprey, Manitoba (1891 census)
Osprey was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 664. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.140°N, 99.302°W.
Population
In 1891, Osprey had a population of 664: 392 male and 272 female residents. Population density was 4.7 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 (3.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Osprey 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 | 4.20 |
| FAM NO | 158 |
| Number of families | 158 |
| Number of females | 272 |
| Number of males | 392 |
| Number of married females | 98 |
| Number of married males | 98 |
| Number of married persons | 196 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 272 |
| POP M | 392 |
| POP TOT | 664 |
| Total population | 664 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 166 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 283 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 449 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 664 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 150 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 150 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 23 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 100 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 50 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 298 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 25,360 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 963 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,338 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,363 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,686 |
| Acres of oats | 1,803 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,170 |
| BAR AC | 298 |
| BAR BU | 9,346 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,346 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 76,774 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,920 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 132,995 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,295 |
| HAY TONS | 1,972 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 230 |
| Number of chickens | 3,800 |
| Number of ducks | 52 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 144 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 73 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 137 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 352 |
| Number of milk cows | 439 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 156 |
| Number of other cattle | 819 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 129 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 59 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 21 |
| Number of swine | 378 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 270 |
| Number of turkeys | 110 |
| OAT AC | 1,803 |
| OAT BU | 76,774 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 12,920 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 310 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 280 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,859 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,972 |
| WHT AC | 6,170 |
| WHT SP BU | 132,995 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 99 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 52 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,859 |
| CATTLE KS | 230 |
| CHEESE LB | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 166 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 283 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 449 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 280 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 137 |
| DUCKS | 52 |
| FAMILIES | 158 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.20 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 73 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,800 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 352 |
| HOUSES | 150 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 100 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES W | 150 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 98 |
| MD MALE | 98 |
| MD TOT | 196 |
| MILK COWS | 439 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 144 |
| OC TOT | 156 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 819 |
| OTHERS | 664 |
| SHEEP | 59 |
| SHEEP KS | 21 |
| SUP AM | 8,363 |
| SUP FOR | 963 |
| SUP JV | 25 |
| SUP PAT | 25,360 |
| SUP SC | 8,338 |
| SUP TOT | 34,686 |
| SWINE | 378 |
| SWINE KS | 270 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 154 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,295 |
| TURKEY | 110 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
| WORKING OX | 129 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB007021— 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). "Osprey, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/osprey-mb007021-1891/.