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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q1018239. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 950 |
| 1901 | 2,188 |
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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 950 total population, 531 males, 419 females, 326 married persons, 180 families, 164 married males, 162 married females, 48 widowed persons, 26 widowed males, 22 widowed females, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 576 single persons under 18, 341 single males under 18, 235 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 943 persons who are not French Canadian, 7 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 179 occupied houses, 166 houses, 164 houses built of wood, 150 houses of 1 story, 50 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 13 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 11 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,782 pounds of homemade butter, 8,117 bushels of potatoes, 4,015 bushels of turnips, 3,198 acres of land in farms, 2,260 bushels of oats, 1,594 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,412 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,309 chickens, 1,158 tons of hay, 676 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 517 bushels of spring wheat, 405 other cattle, 331 milk cows, 215 bushels of barley, 208 cattle killed or sold, 192 acres of improved land in farms, 182 occupants of farms, 171 sheep, 163 swine, 154 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 142 acres of farmland under crops, 122 farm occupants who own their land, 107 horses aged over 3 years, 107 swine slaughtered or sold, 97 sheep slaughtered or sold, 92 oxen, 59 farm occupants who rent their land, 51 acres of potatoes, 50 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 46 acres of oats, 41 ducks, 37 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 24 acres of wheat, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 17 turkeys, 15 geese, 13 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 acres of barley, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 bushels of beans, 2 other fowl, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB011011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1018239
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkirk,_Manitoba
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkirk_(Manitoba)
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/.