Selkirk, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)
Selkirk, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.152°N, 96.899°W.
Population
In 1891, Selkirk, Town—Ville had a population of 950: 531 male and 419 female residents. Population density was 95.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 950 |
| 1901 | 2,188 |
| 1911 | 2,977 |
| 1921 | 3,726 |
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 St. Clément, 1881 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Selkirk, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 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 | 180 |
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 419 |
| Number of males | 531 |
| Number of married females | 162 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of married persons | 326 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 419 |
| POP M | 531 |
| POP TOT | 950 |
| Total population | 950 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 235 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 341 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 576 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 943 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 13 |
| Number of houses | 166 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 164 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 150 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 179 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 50 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,412 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,594 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 142 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 192 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,198 |
| Acres of oats | 46 |
| Acres of potatoes | 51 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 24 |
| BAR AC | 8 |
| BAR BU | 215 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 215 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,260 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,117 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 517 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,015 |
| HAY TONS | 1,158 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 208 |
| Number of chickens | 1,309 |
| Number of ducks | 41 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 122 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 59 |
| Number of geese | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 107 |
| Number of milk cows | 331 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 182 |
| Number of other cattle | 405 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 154 |
| Number of sheep | 171 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 97 |
| Number of swine | 163 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 107 |
| Number of turkeys | 17 |
| OAT AC | 46 |
| OAT BU | 2,260 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 8,117 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 37 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 676 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,782 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,158 |
| WHT AC | 24 |
| WHT SP BU | 517 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,782 |
| CATTLE KS | 208 |
| CHEESE LB | 37 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 235 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 341 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 576 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 676 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| DUCKS | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 20 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,309 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 107 |
| HOUSES | 166 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 150 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 50 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 164 |
| INF 11 A | 154 |
| MD FEM | 162 |
| MD MALE | 164 |
| MD TOT | 326 |
| MILK COWS | 331 |
| NAME CD | Lisgar |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 59 |
| OC P | 122 |
| OC TOT | 182 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 405 |
| OTHERS | 943 |
| SHEEP | 171 |
| SHEEP KS | 97 |
| SUP AM | 192 |
| SUP FOR | 1,594 |
| SUP JV | 50 |
| SUP PAT | 1,412 |
| SUP SC | 142 |
| SUP TOT | 3,198 |
| SWINE | 163 |
| SWINE KS | 107 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 179 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 4,015 |
| TURKEY | 17 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 13 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB163010— 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). "Selkirk, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/selkirk-town-ville-mb006010-1891/.