Selkirk, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1911 census)
Selkirk, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,977. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.152°N, 96.899°W.
Population
In 1911, Selkirk, Town—Ville had a population of 2,977. Population density was 300.0 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Selkirk, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 29 |
| POP M | 25 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1.45 |
| POP TOT | 2,977 |
Other recorded variables (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 886 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,909 |
| AREA SQ MI | 37.36 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 352 |
| BAPTISTS | 51 |
| BELGIAN | 17 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,941 |
| BRIT IRISH | 602 |
| BRIT OTHER | 31 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,260 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 16 |
| CHINESE | 7 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | C_PT |
| DUTCH | 188 |
| DWELLINGS | 8 |
| F MARRIED | 10 |
| F SINGLE | 18 |
| F WIDOWED | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 9 |
| FRENCH | 75 |
| GERMAN | 955 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 92 |
| ITALIAN | 13 |
| JAPANESE | 1 |
| JEWISH | 179 |
| JEWS | 81 |
| LUTHERANS | 752 |
| M MARRIED | 10 |
| M SINGLE | 14 |
| M WIDOWED | 1 |
| MENNONITES | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 233 |
| NEGRO | 4 |
| PAGANS | 1 |
| POLISH | 139 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 520 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 268 |
| RUSSIAN | 241 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 13 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 688 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 167 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB022011— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/selkirk-town-ville-mb022011-1911/.