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 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 density was 2.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,100 |
| 1901 | 1,592 |
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 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.90 |
| FAM NO | 282 |
| Number of families | 282 |
| Number of females | 462 |
| Number of males | 638 |
| Number of married females | 158 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of married persons | 322 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP F | 462 |
| POP M | 638 |
| POP TOT | 1,100 |
| Total population | 1,100 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 299 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 471 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 770 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,097 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 52 |
| Number of houses | 225 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 220 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 66 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 180 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 45 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 277 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 161 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 37,439 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 194 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,707 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,727 |
| Acres of land in farms | 54,360 |
| Acres of oats | 2,748 |
| Acres of potatoes | 70 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 13,756 |
| BAR AC | 161 |
| BAR BU | 3,566 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,566 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 74,366 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,510 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 189,317 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,800 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 150 |
| HAY TONS | 4,415 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 134 |
| Number of chickens | 4,712 |
| Number of ducks | 69 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 197 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 58 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 170 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 584 |
| Number of milk cows | 602 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 203 |
| Number of other cattle | 934 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 356 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 108 |
| Number of sheep | 100 |
| Number of swine | 362 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 95 |
| Number of turkeys | 188 |
| OAT AC | 2,748 |
| OAT BU | 74,366 |
| PEA BU | 100 |
| POT AC | 70 |
| POT BU | 8,510 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,980 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 348 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 45,950 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,415 |
| WHT AC | 13,756 |
| WHT FALL BU | 150 |
| WHT SP BU | 189,317 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 94 |
| A 201 PL | 108 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 45,950 |
| CATTLE KS | 134 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,980 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 299 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 471 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 770 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 348 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 170 |
| DUCKS | 69 |
| FAMILIES | 282 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 40 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 58 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,712 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 584 |
| HOUSES | 225 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 180 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 45 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 220 |
| MD FEM | 158 |
| MD MALE | 164 |
| MD TOT | 322 |
| MILK COWS | 602 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 197 |
| OC TOT | 203 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 934 |
| OTHERS | 1,097 |
| SHEEP | 100 |
| SUP AM | 16,727 |
| SUP FOR | 194 |
| SUP JV | 20 |
| SUP PAT | 37,439 |
| SUP SC | 16,707 |
| SUP TOT | 54,360 |
| SWINE | 362 |
| SWINE KS | 95 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 277 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,800 |
| TURKEY | 188 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 52 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
| WORKING OX | 356 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB006012— 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). "Pipestone, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/pipestone-mb009021-1891/.