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 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 density was 4.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,504 |
| 1901 | 2,025 |
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 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 334 |
| Number of families | 334 |
| Number of females | 631 |
| Number of males | 873 |
| Number of married females | 254 |
| Number of married males | 267 |
| Number of married persons | 521 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 631 |
| POP M | 873 |
| POP TOT | 1,504 |
| Total population | 1,504 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 368 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 590 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 958 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 287 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,217 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 321 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 321 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 61 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 147 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 103 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 170 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 321 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 402 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 88 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 76,538 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,375 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 20,851 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,939 |
| Acres of land in farms | 100,852 |
| Acres of oats | 3,197 |
| Acres of potatoes | 107 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 17,184 |
| BAR AC | 402 |
| BAR BU | 10,999 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,999 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 118,052 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,516 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 359,633 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,180 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY TONS | 555 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 477 |
| Number of chickens | 7,031 |
| Number of ducks | 62 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 279 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 95 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 265 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 968 |
| Number of milk cows | 856 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 301 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,462 |
| Number of other fowl | 174 |
| Number of oxen | 304 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 110 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 180 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 883 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 471 |
| Number of swine | 986 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,069 |
| Number of turkeys | 356 |
| OAT AC | 3,197 |
| OAT BU | 118,052 |
| PEA BU | 30 |
| POT AC | 107 |
| POT BU | 24,516 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 245 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,122 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,575 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 555 |
| WHT AC | 17,184 |
| WHT SP BU | 359,633 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 110 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 180 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 41,575 |
| CATTLE KS | 477 |
| CHEESE LB | 245 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 368 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 590 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 958 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,122 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 265 |
| DUCKS | 62 |
| FAMILIES | 334 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FRN CA | 287 |
| GEESE | 95 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,031 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 968 |
| HOUSES | 321 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 61 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 147 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 40 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 103 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 170 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 321 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 254 |
| MD MALE | 267 |
| MD TOT | 521 |
| MILK COWS | 856 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 279 |
| OC TOT | 301 |
| OTHER FOWL | 174 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,462 |
| OTHERS | 1,217 |
| SHEEP | 883 |
| SHEEP KS | 471 |
| SUP AM | 20,939 |
| SUP FOR | 3,375 |
| SUP JV | 88 |
| SUP PAT | 76,538 |
| SUP SC | 20,851 |
| SUP TOT | 100,852 |
| SWINE | 986 |
| SWINE KS | 1,069 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 321 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 6,180 |
| TURKEY | 356 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 304 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB006013— 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). "Sifton, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/sifton-mb009024-1891/.