South Western, Manitoba (1881 census)
South Western was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,505. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.535°N, 99.978°W.
Population
In 1881, South Western had a population of 1,505: 998 male and 507 female residents.
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 NO DATA, 1871 (18.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Derby, 1891 (4.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Deloraine, 1891 (4.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Medora, 1891 (3.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Whitewater, 1891 (4.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brenda, 1891 (3.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Inchiquin, 1891 (3.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Virden, Town—Ville, 1891 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brandon, City—Cité, 1891 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Oakland, 1891 (2.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Glenwood, 1891 (2.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sifton, 1891 (3.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pipestone, 1891 (4.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cornwallis, 1891 (2.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Whitehead, 1891 (2.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Elton, 1891 (2.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Woodworth, 1891 (3.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Daly, 1891 (2.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wallace, 1891 (4.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Louise, 1891 (4.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lorne, 1891 (4.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Norfolk S, 1891 (4.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cypress S, 1891 (4.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Norfolk N, 1891 (4.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cypress N, 1891 (4.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Turtle Mountain, 1891 (3.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Arthur, 1891 (3.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Argyle, 1891 (5.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Riverside, 1891 (3.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, South Western shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,505 total population, 998 males, 589 families, 507 females, 456 married persons, 246 married males, 210 married females, 16 widowed persons, 10 widowed males, 6 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,033 single persons under 18, 742 single males under 18, 291 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 589 inhabited houses, 589 occupied houses, 13 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,826 bushels of potatoes, 6,568 bushels of oats, 5,413 bushels of spring wheat, 3,821 tons of hay, 2,976 bushels of turnips, 1,272 acres of hay crops, 493 bushels of barley, 335 bushels of other root crops, 258 acres of wheat, 68 acres of potatoes, 50 bushels of rye, 12 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,505 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB187005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB187005— 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 1881 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). "South Western, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/south-western-mb187005-1881/.