Sifton, Manitoba (1891 census)
Sifton was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,504. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661326. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.665°N, 100.669°W.
Population
In 1891, Sifton had a population of 1,504: 873 male and 631 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,504 |
| 1901 | 2,025 |
| 1921 | 1,569 |
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 South Western, 1881 (3.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sifton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,504 total population, 873 males, 631 females, 521 married persons, 334 families, 267 married males, 254 married females, 25 widowed persons, 16 widowed males, 9 widowed females, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 958 single persons under 18, 590 single males under 18, 368 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,217 persons who are not French Canadian, 287 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 321 houses, 321 houses built of wood, 321 occupied houses, 170 houses of 2 stories, 147 houses of 1 story, 103 houses of 2 rooms, 61 houses of 1 room, 46 houses of 3 rooms, 40 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 359,633 bushels of spring wheat, 118,052 bushels of oats, 100,852 acres of land in farms, 76,538 acres of farmland in pasture, 41,575 pounds of homemade butter, 24,516 bushels of potatoes, 20,939 acres of improved land in farms, 20,851 acres of farmland under crops, 17,184 acres of wheat, 10,999 bushels of barley, 7,031 chickens, 6,180 bushels of turnips, 5,122 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,375 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,197 acres of oats, 1,462 other cattle, 1,069 swine slaughtered or sold, 986 swine, 968 horses aged over 3 years, 883 sheep, 856 milk cows, 555 tons of hay, 477 cattle killed or sold, 471 sheep slaughtered or sold, 402 acres of barley, 356 turkeys, 304 oxen, 301 occupants of farms, 279 farm occupants who own their land, 265 horses aged 3 years and under, 245 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 180 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 174 other fowl, 110 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 107 acres of potatoes, 95 geese, 88 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 62 ducks, 30 bushels of peas, 23 acres of turnips, 22 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 bushels of corn, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB162004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661326
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Sifton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sifton_(municipalit%C3%A9_rurale)
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). "Sifton, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/sifton-mb009024-1891/.