Springfield, Manitoba (1891 census)
Springfield was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,775. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661391. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.927°N, 96.530°W.
Population
In 1891, Springfield had a population of 1,775: 1,013 male and 762 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,421 |
| 1891 | 1,775 |
| 1901 | 2,589 |
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 Springfield, 1881 (90.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Springfield, 1901 (86.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Springfield shared boundaries with:
- East Selkirk (Town—Ville) & Varennes
- Kildonan
- Plessis (Fort Alexander)
- St. Andrews
- St. Boniface
- St. Clements
- St. Norbert
- St. Paul
- Ste. Anne
- Tache
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,775 total population, 1,013 males, 762 females, 531 married persons, 334 families, 270 married males, 261 married females, 42 widowed persons, 26 widowed males, 16 widowed females, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,202 single persons under 18, 717 single males under 18, 485 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,775 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 325 occupied houses, 316 houses, 313 houses built of wood, 296 houses of 1 story, 81 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 64 houses of 3 rooms, 60 houses of 2 rooms, 58 houses of 4 rooms, 54 uninhabited houses, 31 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 1 room, 20 houses of 2 stories, 13 houses under construction, 9 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 194,351 bushels of oats, 173,119 pounds of homemade butter, 89,697 bushels of spring wheat, 59,210 acres of land in farms, 45,402 acres of farmland in pasture, 44,352 bushels of potatoes, 24,188 bushels of barley, 14,644 tons of hay, 12,801 bushels of turnips, 11,525 acres of improved land in farms, 11,354 acres of farmland under crops, 7,515 chickens, 5,160 acres of wheat, 5,140 acres of oats, 3,866 other cattle, 3,109 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,857 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,418 milk cows, 2,283 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,229 cattle killed or sold, 995 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 901 horses aged over 3 years, 785 sheep, 756 acres of barley, 591 swine, 523 swine slaughtered or sold, 391 horses aged 3 years and under, 337 occupants of farms, 300 turkeys, 295 farm occupants who own their land, 294 sheep slaughtered or sold, 243 oxen, 235 acres of potatoes, 175 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 171 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 160 bushels of peas, 156 ducks, 100 bushels of winter wheat, 92 geese, 77 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 53 bushels of corn, 41 acres of turnips, 37 farm occupants who rent their land, 36 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 30 bushels of rye, 29 other fowl, 29 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 bushels of buckwheat, 5 employees on farms, 4 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB011012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661391
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Springfield
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_(Manitoba)
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). "Springfield, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/springfield-mb006011-1891/.