Riding Mountain, Manitoba (1891 census)
Riding Mountain was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 976. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.716°N, 100.159°W.
Population
In 1891, Riding Mountain had a population of 976: 608 male and 368 female residents. Population density was 0.2 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 North Western, 1881 (31.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ochre River (part), 1901 (2.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dauphin, T-V, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dauphin, 1901 (10.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Riding Mountain shared boundaries with:
- Boulton & Shell River
- Carrot River & Lake Winnipeg
- Clan William
- Harrison
- Rosedale
- Rossburn
- Shoal Lake, Strathclair
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.40 |
| FAM NO | 290 |
| Number of families | 290 |
| Number of females | 368 |
| Number of males | 608 |
| Number of married females | 116 |
| Number of married males | 127 |
| Number of married persons | 243 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP F | 368 |
| POP M | 608 |
| POP TOT | 976 |
| Total population | 976 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 238 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 464 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 702 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 972 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 42 |
| Number of houses | 248 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 148 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 110 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 245 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 44 |
| Number of occupied houses | 290 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 183 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 101 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 52,132 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,871 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,686 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,787 |
| Acres of land in farms | 57,790 |
| Acres of oats | 658 |
| Acres of potatoes | 40 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,828 |
| BAR AC | 183 |
| BAR BU | 4,719 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,719 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,535 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,940 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 39,703 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,735 |
| HAY TONS | 5,929 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 158 |
| Number of chickens | 2,338 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 48 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 227 |
| Number of geese | 40 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 202 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 420 |
| Number of milk cows | 833 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 275 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,458 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 311 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 184 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 85 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 5 |
| Number of swine | 191 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 147 |
| Number of turkeys | 139 |
| OAT AC | 658 |
| OAT BU | 23,535 |
| PEA BU | 24 |
| POT AC | 40 |
| POT BU | 7,940 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 375 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 340 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,875 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,929 |
| WHT AC | 1,828 |
| WHT SP BU | 39,703 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 184 |
| A 201 PL | 88 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,875 |
| CATTLE KS | 158 |
| CHEESE LB | 375 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 238 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 464 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 702 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 340 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 202 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 290 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.40 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 40 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,338 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 420 |
| HOUSES | 248 |
| HOUSES CON | 44 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 110 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 245 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 95 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 148 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 116 |
| MD MALE | 127 |
| MD TOT | 243 |
| MILK COWS | 833 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC F | 227 |
| OC P | 48 |
| OC TOT | 275 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,458 |
| OTHERS | 972 |
| SHEEP | 85 |
| SHEEP KS | 5 |
| SUP AM | 2,787 |
| SUP FOR | 2,871 |
| SUP JV | 101 |
| SUP PAT | 52,132 |
| SUP SC | 2,686 |
| SUP TOT | 57,790 |
| SWINE | 191 |
| SWINE KS | 147 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 290 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 1,735 |
| TURKEY | 139 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 42 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
| WORKING OX | 311 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB007025— 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). "Riding Mountain, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/riding-mountain-mb007025-1891/.