Posen, Manitoba (1901 census)
Posen was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,539. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.684°N, 97.949°W.
Population
In 1901, Posen had a population of 1,539: 827 male and 712 female residents. Population density was 1.5 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 Fairford & Posen, 1891 (10.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 282 townships, 1911 (9.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Posen shared boundaries with:
- Gimli
- Rockwood
- St. Laurent
- Unorganized Territory—Territoire non-organisé
- Unorganized Territory—Territoire non-organisé
- Westbourne
- Woodlands
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 285 |
| Number of females | 712 |
| Number of males | 827 |
| Number of married females | 250 |
| Number of married males | 254 |
| Number of single females | 437 |
| Number of single males | 546 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| POP F | 712 |
| POP M | 827 |
| POP TOT | 1,539 |
| Total population | 1,539 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 268 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 520,704 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 520,704 |
| FAMILIES | 285 |
| HOUSES | 268 |
| MARRIED F | 250 |
| MARRIED M | 254 |
| SINGLE F | 437 |
| SINGLE M | 546 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB011008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB011008— 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 1901 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). "Posen, Manitoba (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/posen-mb011008-1901/.