Pipestone, Manitoba (1891 census)
Pipestone was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,100. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1660980. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.665°N, 101.146°W.
Population
In 1891, Pipestone had a population of 1,100: 638 male and 462 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,100 |
| 1901 | 1,592 |
| 1921 | 3,251 |
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 (4.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Pipestone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,100 total population, 638 males, 462 females, 322 married persons, 282 families, 164 married males, 158 married females, 8 widowed persons, 5 widowed females, 3.90 average size of families, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 770 single persons under 18, 471 single males under 18, 299 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,097 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 277 occupied houses, 225 houses, 220 houses built of wood, 180 houses of 1 story, 66 houses of 1 room, 54 houses of 3 rooms, 52 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 48 houses of 2 rooms, 45 houses of 2 stories, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses built of stone, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 189,317 bushels of spring wheat, 74,366 bushels of oats, 54,360 acres of land in farms, 45,950 pounds of homemade butter, 37,439 acres of farmland in pasture, 16,727 acres of improved land in farms, 16,707 acres of farmland under crops, 13,756 acres of wheat, 8,510 bushels of potatoes, 4,712 chickens, 4,415 tons of hay, 3,566 bushels of barley, 2,748 acres of oats, 1,980 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,800 bushels of turnips, 934 other cattle, 602 milk cows, 584 horses aged over 3 years, 362 swine, 356 oxen, 348 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 203 occupants of farms, 197 farm occupants who own their land, 194 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 188 turkeys, 170 horses aged 3 years and under, 161 acres of barley, 150 bushels of winter wheat, 134 cattle killed or sold, 108 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 100 bushels of peas, 100 sheep, 95 swine slaughtered or sold, 94 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 70 acres of potatoes, 69 ducks, 58 geese, 40 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 20 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 acres of turnips, 9 other fowl, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 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:
MB009021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB162003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1660980
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Pipestone
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipestone_(municipalit%C3%A9_rurale)
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). "Pipestone, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/pipestone-mb009021-1891/.