Shell River, Manitoba (1901 census)
Shell River was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 585. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661282. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.167°N, 101.401°W.
Population
In 1901, Shell River had a population of 585: 341 male and 244 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 585 |
| 1921 | 2,676 |
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 Boulton & Shell River, 1891 (8.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 128 townships, 1911 (11.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Shell River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 585 total population, 341 males, 247 single males, 244 females, 152 single females, 122 families, 85 married males, 84 married females, 9 widowed males, 8 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 122 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 329,992 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB168008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661282
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Shell_River
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_River_(municipalit%C3%A9_rurale)
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). "Shell River, Manitoba (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/shell-river-mb009008-1901/.