Rapid City vl, Manitoba (1891 census)
Rapid City vl was a village in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 543. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q281266. 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 | 562 |
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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 543 total population, 292 males, 251 females, 185 married persons, 96 families, 94 married males, 91 married females, 13 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 345 single persons under 18, 192 single males under 18, 153 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 543 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 92 houses, 92 occupied houses, 90 houses built of wood, 79 houses of 2 stories, 34 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 1 story, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,900 bushels of oats, 19,250 bushels of spring wheat, 9,750 acres of land in farms, 7,940 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,256 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,645 bushels of potatoes, 2,600 pounds of homemade butter, 2,110 bushels of barley, 1,560 acres of improved land in farms, 1,538 acres of farmland under crops, 1,276 sheep, 1,030 tons of hay, 937 acres of wheat, 800 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 518 acres of oats, 505 chickens, 425 bushels of turnips, 345 other cattle, 327 milk cows, 276 horses aged over 3 years, 250 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 135 cattle killed or sold, 106 horses aged 3 years and under, 64 acres of barley, 50 sheep slaughtered or sold, 47 ducks, 42 swine, 33 occupants of farms, 32 farm occupants who own their land, 25 other fowl, 24 turkeys, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 17 acres of potatoes, 17 oxen, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 bushels of beans, 10 bushels of corn, 10 bushels of peas, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 swine slaughtered or sold, 5 geese, 2 acres of turnips, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q281266
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_City,_Manitoba
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_City_(Manitoba)
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/.