Rockwood, Manitoba (1881 census)
Rockwood was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,575. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661082. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.329°N, 97.288°W.
Population
In 1881, Rockwood had a population of 1,575: 891 male and 684 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,575 |
| 1891 | 2,901 |
| 1901 | 4,346 |
| 1921 | 5,838 |
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 NO DATA, 1871 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Rockwood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,575 total population, 891 males, 684 females, 516 married persons, 313 families, 266 married males, 250 married females, 24 widowed persons, 15 widowed males, 9 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,035 single persons under 18, 610 single males under 18, 425 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 299 inhabited houses, 299 occupied houses, 24 houses under construction, 9 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 59,272 bushels of oats, 28,897 bushels of spring wheat, 23,684 bushels of potatoes, 7,566 bushels of turnips, 7,487 tons of hay, 6,398 bushels of barley, 3,845 acres of hay crops, 2,134 bushels of other root crops, 1,376 acres of wheat, 176 acres of potatoes, 7 bushels of peas and beans, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Alexander Machray | 1865–1933 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,574 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB185004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB163003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661082
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Rockwood
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwood_(Manitoba)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/rockwood-mb185004-1881/.