Pipestone, Manitoba (1891–1921)

Pipestone was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in 3 censuses between 1891 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q1660980, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population grew substantially across the period (from 1,100 in 1891 to 3,251 in 1921).

Historical lineage

Ancestor places

• split off from 78 townships in 1921
• split off from South Western in 1891
• incorporates territory from Reston vl (T7 R27 MW1) in 1921

Descendant places

• later split into Oak Lake I R in 1911
• later split into Reston vl (T7 R27 MW1) in 1911
• merged into 78 townships in 1911

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Identifiers

• Persistent place ID: PLACE_MB162003 — assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap
• 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.