Saskatchewan, Manitoba (1891 census)
Saskatchewan was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 720. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.196°N, 100.079°W.
Population
In 1891, Saskatchewan had a population of 720: 433 male and 287 female residents. Population density was 3.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 720 |
| 1901 | 935 |
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 Western, 1881 (5.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Saskatchewan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 137 |
| Number of families | 137 |
| Number of females | 287 |
| Number of males | 433 |
| Number of married females | 106 |
| Number of married males | 109 |
| Number of married persons | 215 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP F | 287 |
| POP M | 433 |
| POP TOT | 720 |
| Total population | 720 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 175 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 494 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 720 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 136 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 135 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 100 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 27 |
| Number of occupied houses | 136 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 625 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 27,622 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,069 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,730 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,739 |
| Acres of land in farms | 37,430 |
| Acres of oats | 3,502 |
| Acres of potatoes | 81 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,617 |
| BAR AC | 625 |
| BAR BU | 15,490 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 15,490 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 149,167 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,600 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 97,929 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,500 |
| HAY TONS | 4,945 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 440 |
| Number of chickens | 6,005 |
| Number of ducks | 142 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 126 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 141 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 282 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 412 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,122 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 136 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,929 |
| Number of oxen | 108 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 549 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 83 |
| Number of swine | 634 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 652 |
| Number of turkeys | 185 |
| OAT AC | 3,502 |
| OAT BU | 149,167 |
| PEA BU | 27 |
| POT AC | 81 |
| POT BU | 16,600 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 14,260 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,654 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 525 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 64,820 |
| RYE BU | 122 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,945 |
| WHT AC | 4,617 |
| WHT SP BU | 97,929 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 50 |
| A 201 PL | 85 |
| BUTTER LB | 64,820 |
| CATTLE KS | 440 |
| CHEESE LB | 14,260 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 175 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 319 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 494 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,654 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 282 |
| DUCKS | 142 |
| FAMILIES | 137 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 525 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 141 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,005 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 412 |
| HOUSES | 136 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 100 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 36 |
| HOUSES W | 135 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 106 |
| MD MALE | 109 |
| MD TOT | 215 |
| MILK COWS | 1,122 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 126 |
| OC TOT | 136 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,929 |
| OTHERS | 720 |
| SHEEP | 549 |
| SHEEP KS | 83 |
| SUP AM | 8,739 |
| SUP FOR | 1,069 |
| SUP JV | 9 |
| SUP PAT | 27,622 |
| SUP SC | 8,730 |
| SUP TOT | 37,430 |
| SWINE | 634 |
| SWINE KS | 652 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 136 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 4,500 |
| TURKEY | 185 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
| WORKING OX | 108 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB009006— 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). "Saskatchewan, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/saskatchewan-mb007029-1891/.