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.
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 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 664 total population, 392 males, 272 females, 196 married persons, 158 families, 98 married females, 98 married males, 19 widowed persons, 11 widowed males, 8 widowed females, 4.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 449 single persons under 18, 283 single males under 18, 166 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 664 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 154 occupied houses, 150 houses, 150 houses built of wood, 100 houses of 1 story, 50 houses of 2 stories, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 34 houses of 2 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 1 room, 15 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses under construction, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 132,995 bushels of spring wheat, 76,774 bushels of oats, 42,859 pounds of homemade butter, 34,686 acres of land in farms, 25,360 acres of farmland in pasture, 12,920 bushels of potatoes, 9,346 bushels of barley, 8,363 acres of improved land in farms, 8,338 acres of farmland under crops, 6,170 acres of wheat, 3,800 chickens, 1,972 tons of hay, 1,803 acres of oats, 1,295 bushels of turnips, 963 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 819 other cattle, 439 milk cows, 378 swine, 352 horses aged over 3 years, 310 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 298 acres of barley, 280 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 270 swine slaughtered or sold, 230 cattle killed or sold, 156 occupants of farms, 144 farm occupants who own their land, 137 horses aged 3 years and under, 129 oxen, 110 turkeys, 99 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 73 geese, 62 acres of potatoes, 59 sheep, 52 ducks, 52 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 21 sheep slaughtered or sold, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 other fowl, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.