Shoal Lake, Strathclair, Manitoba (1891 census)
Shoal Lake, Strathclair was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,537. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.461°N, 100.508°W.
Population
In 1891, Shoal Lake, Strathclair had a population of 1,537: 905 male and 632 female residents. Population density was 3.5 people per square mile.
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 Western, 1881 (11.5% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Mountain, 1881 (2.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Strathclair, 1901 (49.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Shoal Lake, 1901 (50.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Shoal Lake, Strathclair shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.90 |
| FAM NO | 396 |
| Number of families | 396 |
| Number of females | 632 |
| Number of males | 905 |
| Number of married females | 238 |
| Number of married males | 246 |
| Number of married persons | 484 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP F | 632 |
| POP M | 905 |
| POP TOT | 1,537 |
| Total population | 1,537 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 379 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 637 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,016 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,531 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 393 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 390 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 90 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 141 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 103 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 252 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 393 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,539 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 95,848 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,856 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,754 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,769 |
| Acres of land in farms | 110,473 |
| Acres of oats | 5,066 |
| Acres of potatoes | 102 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,972 |
| BAR AC | 1,539 |
| BAR BU | 46,279 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 46,279 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 183,511 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,480 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 522 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 109,262 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,165 |
| HAY TONS | 12,395 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 927 |
| Number of chickens | 6,887 |
| Number of ducks | 121 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 329 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 32 |
| Number of geese | 140 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 633 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 970 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,999 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 362 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,548 |
| Number of other fowl | 66 |
| Number of oxen | 207 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 162 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 194 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 842 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 88 |
| Number of swine | 497 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 409 |
| Number of turkeys | 199 |
| OAT AC | 5,066 |
| OAT BU | 183,511 |
| PEA BU | 104 |
| POT AC | 102 |
| POT BU | 23,480 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,325 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,059 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,450 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 138,791 |
| RYE BU | 522 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,395 |
| WHT AC | 5,972 |
| WHT SP BU | 109,262 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 162 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 194 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 138,791 |
| CATTLE KS | 927 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,325 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 379 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 637 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,016 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,059 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 633 |
| DUCKS | 121 |
| FAMILIES | 396 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,450 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| GEESE | 140 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,887 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 970 |
| HOUSES | 393 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 66 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 90 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 141 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 103 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 252 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 390 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 238 |
| MD MALE | 246 |
| MD TOT | 484 |
| MILK COWS | 1,999 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 32 |
| OC P | 329 |
| OC TOT | 362 |
| OTHER FOWL | 66 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,548 |
| OTHERS | 1,531 |
| SHEEP | 842 |
| SHEEP KS | 88 |
| SUP AM | 12,769 |
| SUP FOR | 1,856 |
| SUP JV | 15 |
| SUP PAT | 95,848 |
| SUP SC | 12,754 |
| SUP TOT | 110,473 |
| SWINE | 497 |
| SWINE KS | 409 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 393 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 8,165 |
| TURKEY | 199 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
| WORKING OX | 207 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB007030— 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). "Shoal Lake, Strathclair, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/shoal-lake-strathclair-mb007030-1891/.