Rockwood, Manitoba (1891 census)
Rockwood was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,901. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.329°N, 97.288°W.
Population
In 1891, Rockwood had a population of 2,901: 1,610 male and 1,291 female residents. Population density was 5.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,575 |
| 1891 | 2,901 |
| 1901 | 4,346 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Rockwood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 535 |
| Number of families | 535 |
| Number of females | 1,291 |
| Number of males | 1,610 |
| Number of married females | 427 |
| Number of married males | 435 |
| Number of married persons | 862 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 1,291 |
| POP M | 1,610 |
| POP TOT | 2,901 |
| Total population | 2,901 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 827 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,146 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,973 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,901 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 530 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 24 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 47 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 459 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 39 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 193 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 329 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 101 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 119 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 530 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,654 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 174 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 49,840 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,274 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,175 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,349 |
| Acres of land in farms | 73,463 |
| Acres of oats | 5,245 |
| Acres of potatoes | 255 |
| Acres of turnips | 58 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,049 |
| BAR AC | 1,654 |
| BAR BU | 50,655 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50,655 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 185,593 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 187 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 49,788 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 161,408 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 16,490 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY TONS | 11,415 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,163 |
| Number of chickens | 8,802 |
| Number of ducks | 150 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 420 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 31 |
| Number of geese | 123 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 464 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,064 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,278 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 451 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,005 |
| Number of other fowl | 174 |
| Number of oxen | 504 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 288 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 39 |
| Number of sheep | 432 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 214 |
| Number of swine | 806 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,032 |
| Number of turkeys | 275 |
| OAT AC | 5,245 |
| OAT BU | 185,593 |
| PEA BU | 187 |
| POT AC | 255 |
| POT BU | 49,788 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 510 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,196 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 191,570 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,415 |
| WHT AC | 9,049 |
| WHT SP BU | 161,408 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 288 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 72 |
| A 51 100 | 39 |
| BEN BU | 28 |
| BUTTER LB | 191,570 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,163 |
| CHEESE LB | 510 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 827 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,146 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,973 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,196 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 464 |
| DUCKS | 150 |
| FAMILIES | 535 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 123 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,802 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,064 |
| HOUSES | 530 |
| HOUSES B | 24 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 74 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 85 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 193 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 47 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 119 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 101 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 98 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 329 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 459 |
| INF 11 A | 39 |
| MD FEM | 427 |
| MD MALE | 435 |
| MD TOT | 862 |
| MILK COWS | 2,278 |
| NAME CD | Lisgar |
| OC F | 31 |
| OC P | 420 |
| OC TOT | 451 |
| OTHER FOWL | 174 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,005 |
| OTHERS | 2,901 |
| SHEEP | 432 |
| SHEEP KS | 214 |
| SUP AM | 16,349 |
| SUP FOR | 7,274 |
| SUP JV | 174 |
| SUP PAT | 49,840 |
| SUP SC | 16,175 |
| SUP TOT | 73,463 |
| SWINE | 806 |
| SWINE KS | 1,032 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 530 |
| TUR AC | 58 |
| TUR BU | 16,490 |
| TURKEY | 275 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 504 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB011009— 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). "Rockwood, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/rockwood-mb006009-1891/.