Russell, Silver Creek, Manitoba (1891 census)
Russell, Silver Creek was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,407. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.731°N, 101.230°W.
Population
In 1891, Russell, Silver Creek had a population of 1,407: 850 male and 557 female residents.
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 North Western, 1881 (2.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Silver Creek, 1901 (48.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Russell, 1901 (48.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Russell, Silver Creek 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 1,407 total population, 850 males, 557 females, 406 married persons, 292 families, 205 married males, 201 married females, 21 widowed persons, 14 widowed males, 7 widowed females, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 980 single persons under 18, 631 single males under 18, 349 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,407 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 287 occupied houses, 261 houses, 256 houses built of wood, 167 houses of 2 stories, 93 houses of 1 story, 70 houses of 3 rooms, 48 houses of 4 rooms, 46 houses of 2 rooms, 35 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 33 houses of 1 room, 26 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 5 houses built of stone, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 149,438 bushels of oats, 84,387 bushels of spring wheat, 76,134 acres of land in farms, 63,237 acres of farmland in pasture, 54,405 pounds of homemade butter, 24,274 bushels of potatoes, 18,899 bushels of turnips, 18,644 bushels of barley, 10,089 acres of improved land in farms, 9,972 acres of farmland under crops, 6,172 chickens, 5,720 tons of hay, 4,851 acres of wheat, 4,292 acres of oats, 2,808 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,937 other cattle, 1,290 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,288 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,212 milk cows, 1,100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 678 acres of barley, 620 horses aged over 3 years, 587 swine, 524 sheep, 459 cattle killed or sold, 379 horses aged 3 years and under, 236 occupants of farms, 229 farm occupants who own their land, 206 oxen, 162 sheep slaughtered or sold, 151 turkeys, 134 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 118 acres of potatoes, 117 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 103 ducks, 100 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 60 swine slaughtered or sold, 52 geese, 35 acres of turnips, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB007028— 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). "Russell, Silver Creek, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/russell-silver-creek-mb007028-1891/.