Selkirk, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1901 census)
Selkirk, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,188. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.152°N, 96.899°W.
Population
In 1901, Selkirk, Town—Ville had a population of 2,188: 1,147 male and 1,041 female residents. Population density was 220.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Selkirk, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 387 |
| Number of females | 1,041 |
| Number of males | 1,147 |
| Number of married females | 344 |
| Number of married males | 357 |
| Number of single females | 639 |
| Number of single males | 758 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| POP F | 1,041 |
| POP M | 1,147 |
| POP TOT | 2,188 |
| Total population | 2,188 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 372 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 5,654 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 5,654 |
| FAMILIES | 387 |
| HOUSES | 372 |
| MARRIED F | 344 |
| MARRIED M | 357 |
| SINGLE F | 639 |
| SINGLE M | 758 |
| WIDOWED F | 58 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB011011— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/selkirk-town-ville-mb011011-1901/.