Riverside, Manitoba (1891 census)
Riverside was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,338. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661054. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.400°N, 99.835°W.
Population
In 1891, Riverside had a population of 1,338: 769 male and 569 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,338 |
| 1901 | 1,601 |
| 1921 | 1,558 |
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 South Western, 1881 (3.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Riverside shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,338 total population, 769 males, 569 females, 453 married persons, 332 families, 232 married males, 221 married females, 29 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 4 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 856 single persons under 18, 523 single males under 18, 333 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,315 persons who are not French Canadian, 23 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 327 houses, 327 occupied houses, 318 houses built of wood, 166 houses of 1 story, 161 houses of 2 stories, 101 houses of 2 rooms, 92 houses of 1 room, 65 houses of 3 rooms, 38 houses of 4 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 houses built of stone, 6 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 253,182 bushels of spring wheat, 96,188 acres of land in farms, 95,220 bushels of oats, 72,889 acres of farmland in pasture, 50,222 pounds of homemade butter, 21,937 acres of improved land in farms, 21,923 acres of farmland under crops, 21,664 bushels of potatoes, 17,628 acres of wheat, 13,239 bushels of turnips, 8,636 chickens, 6,349 bushels of barley, 4,127 tons of hay, 3,846 acres of oats, 1,362 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 936 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 859 other cattle, 710 swine, 709 horses aged over 3 years, 636 turkeys, 548 milk cows, 442 swine slaughtered or sold, 359 oxen, 334 occupants of farms, 327 geese, 324 farm occupants who own their land, 314 acres of barley, 310 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 268 horses aged 3 years and under, 263 cattle killed or sold, 246 ducks, 244 sheep, 190 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 173 sheep slaughtered or sold, 160 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 145 other fowl, 142 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 110 acres of potatoes, 50 acres of turnips, 26 bushels of rye, 15 bushels of peas, 14 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB157005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661054
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Riverside
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). "Riverside, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/riverside-mb009023-1891/.