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 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 density was 4.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,338 |
| 1901 | 1,601 |
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 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4 |
| FAM NO | 332 |
| Number of families | 332 |
| Number of females | 569 |
| Number of males | 769 |
| Number of married females | 221 |
| Number of married males | 232 |
| Number of married persons | 453 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 569 |
| POP M | 769 |
| POP TOT | 1,338 |
| Total population | 1,338 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 333 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 523 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 856 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 23 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,315 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 327 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 318 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 92 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 166 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 101 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 161 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 327 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 314 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 72,889 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,362 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 21,923 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,937 |
| Acres of land in farms | 96,188 |
| Acres of oats | 3,846 |
| Acres of potatoes | 110 |
| Acres of turnips | 50 |
| Acres of wheat | 17,628 |
| BAR AC | 314 |
| BAR BU | 6,349 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,349 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 95,220 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,664 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 253,182 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,239 |
| HAY TONS | 4,127 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 263 |
| Number of chickens | 8,636 |
| Number of ducks | 246 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 324 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 327 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 268 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 709 |
| Number of milk cows | 548 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 334 |
| Number of other cattle | 859 |
| Number of other fowl | 145 |
| Number of oxen | 359 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 142 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 190 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 244 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 173 |
| Number of swine | 710 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 442 |
| Number of turkeys | 636 |
| OAT AC | 3,846 |
| OAT BU | 95,220 |
| PEA BU | 15 |
| POT AC | 110 |
| POT BU | 21,664 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 310 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 936 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 160 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 50,222 |
| RYE BU | 26 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,127 |
| WHT AC | 17,628 |
| WHT SP BU | 253,182 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 142 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 190 |
| BUTTER LB | 50,222 |
| CATTLE KS | 263 |
| CHEESE LB | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 333 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 523 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 856 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 936 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 268 |
| DUCKS | 246 |
| FAMILIES | 332 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 160 |
| FRN CA | 23 |
| GEESE | 327 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,636 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 709 |
| HOUSES | 327 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 92 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 166 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 65 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 101 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 161 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 318 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 221 |
| MD MALE | 232 |
| MD TOT | 453 |
| MILK COWS | 548 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 324 |
| OC TOT | 334 |
| OTHER FOWL | 145 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 859 |
| OTHERS | 1,315 |
| SHEEP | 244 |
| SHEEP KS | 173 |
| SUP AM | 21,937 |
| SUP FOR | 1,362 |
| SUP JV | 14 |
| SUP PAT | 72,889 |
| SUP SC | 21,923 |
| SUP TOT | 96,188 |
| SWINE | 710 |
| SWINE KS | 442 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 327 |
| TUR AC | 50 |
| TUR BU | 13,239 |
| TURKEY | 636 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 359 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB007011— 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). "Riverside, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/riverside-mb009023-1891/.