Rapid City vl, Manitoba (1891 census)
Rapid City vl was a township in Manitoba (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 543. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.119°N, 100.037°W.
Population
In 1891, Rapid City vl had a population of 543: 292 male and 251 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 543 |
| 1901 | 566 |
| 1911 | 580 |
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 Western, 1881 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Rapid City vl shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 96 |
| Number of families | 96 |
| Number of females | 251 |
| Number of males | 292 |
| Number of married females | 91 |
| Number of married males | 94 |
| Number of married persons | 185 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 251 |
| POP M | 292 |
| POP TOT | 543 |
| Total population | 543 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 153 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 192 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 345 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 543 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 92 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 90 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 12 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 79 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 92 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 64 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,940 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 250 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,538 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,560 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,750 |
| Acres of oats | 518 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 937 |
| BAR AC | 64 |
| BAR BU | 2,110 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,110 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,900 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,645 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 19,250 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 425 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY TONS | 1,030 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 135 |
| Number of chickens | 505 |
| Number of ducks | 47 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 32 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 106 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 276 |
| Number of milk cows | 327 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 33 |
| Number of other cattle | 345 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of oxen | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 1,276 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 50 |
| Number of swine | 42 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 6 |
| Number of turkeys | 24 |
| OAT AC | 518 |
| OAT BU | 23,900 |
| PEA BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 3,645 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,256 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 800 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,600 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,030 |
| WHT AC | 937 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,250 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,600 |
| CATTLE KS | 135 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 153 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 192 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 345 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,256 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 106 |
| DUCKS | 47 |
| FAMILIES | 96 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 800 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 505 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 276 |
| HOUSES | 92 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 79 |
| HOUSES W | 90 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 91 |
| MD MALE | 94 |
| MD TOT | 185 |
| MILK COWS | 327 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 32 |
| OC TOT | 33 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 345 |
| OTHERS | 543 |
| SHEEP | 1,276 |
| SHEEP KS | 50 |
| SUP AM | 1,560 |
| SUP FOR | 250 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 7,940 |
| SUP SC | 1,538 |
| SUP TOT | 9,750 |
| SWINE | 42 |
| SWINE KS | 6 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 92 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 425 |
| TURKEY | 24 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
| WORKING OX | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB019005— 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). "Rapid City vl, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/rapid-city-vl-mb007024-1891/.