Rosedale, Manitoba (1891 census)
Rosedale was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,698. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661149. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.519°N, 99.580°W.
Population
In 1891, Rosedale had a population of 1,698: 1,002 male and 696 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,698 |
| 1901 | 2,756 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Rosedale, 1901 (24.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Rosedale shared boundaries with:
- Carrot River & Lake Winnipeg
- Clan William
- Glendale
- Landsdowne
- Neepawa, Town—Ville
- Odanah
- Osprey
- Riding Mountain
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,698 total population, 1,002 males, 696 females, 553 married persons, 426 families, 282 married males, 271 married females, 23 widowed persons, 13 widowed males, 10 widowed females, 4 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,122 single persons under 18, 707 single males under 18, 415 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,698 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 409 occupied houses, 360 houses, 355 houses built of wood, 295 houses of 1 story, 99 houses of 1 room, 84 houses of 2 rooms, 74 houses of 3 rooms, 65 houses of 2 stories, 49 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 45 houses of 4 rooms, 29 houses of 5 rooms, 29 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses built of brick, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 310,072 bushels of spring wheat, 86,982 bushels of oats, 86,840 pounds of homemade butter, 74,901 acres of land in farms, 54,393 acres of farmland in pasture, 26,616 bushels of potatoes, 14,815 acres of improved land in farms, 14,755 acres of farmland under crops, 12,847 bushels of barley, 12,277 acres of wheat, 5,889 chickens, 5,693 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,610 bushels of turnips, 5,579 tons of hay, 1,985 acres of oats, 1,865 other cattle, 1,145 milk cows, 906 swine, 825 horses aged over 3 years, 696 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 555 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 484 swine slaughtered or sold, 392 occupants of farms, 360 acres of barley, 355 oxen, 345 horses aged 3 years and under, 336 farm occupants who own their land, 308 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 306 cattle killed or sold, 239 sheep, 161 turkeys, 118 ducks, 99 acres of potatoes, 93 geese, 78 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 72 sheep slaughtered or sold, 60 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 48 farm occupants who rent their land, 43 acres of turnips, 25 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 24 bushels of beans, 8 employees on farms, 5 bushels of corn, 5 other fowl, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Campbell | 1808–1894 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB008013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661149
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Rosedale
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosedale_(municipalit%C3%A9_rurale)
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). "Rosedale, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/rosedale-mb007026-1891/.