St. Andrews, Manitoba (1891 census)
St. Andrews was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,228. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661409. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.279°N, 97.010°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Andrews had a population of 2,228: 1,163 male and 1,065 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,366 |
| 1891 | 2,228 |
| 1901 | 2,823 |
| 1911 | 7 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Andrews, 1901 (94.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Andrews shared boundaries with:
- East Selkirk (Town—Ville) & Varennes
- Gimli
- Rockwood
- Selkirk, Town—Ville
- Springfield
- St. Clements
- St. Paul
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 2,228 total population, 1,163 males, 1,065 females, 643 married persons, 417 families, 323 married males, 320 married females, 82 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,503 single persons under 18, 813 single males under 18, 690 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,222 persons who are not French Canadian, 6 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 417 occupied houses, 336 houses, 319 houses built of wood, 167 houses of 1 story, 167 houses of 2 stories, 85 houses of 2 rooms, 81 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 60 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 58 houses of 3 rooms, 57 houses of 1 room, 45 uninhabited houses, 44 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses under construction, 17 houses built of stone, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 86,098 pounds of homemade butter, 42,535 acres of land in farms, 32,409 bushels of oats, 28,796 bushels of potatoes, 28,311 acres of farmland in pasture, 21,072 bushels of spring wheat, 11,079 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,061 tons of hay, 9,779 bushels of barley, 4,944 chickens, 3,603 bushels of turnips, 3,145 acres of improved land in farms, 3,026 acres of farmland under crops, 2,367 other cattle, 1,661 milk cows, 1,390 acres of wheat, 1,364 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,047 acres of oats, 957 cattle killed or sold, 768 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 541 horses aged over 3 years, 499 swine slaughtered or sold, 451 sheep, 428 acres of barley, 418 swine, 389 oxen, 339 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 298 occupants of farms, 279 farm occupants who own their land, 231 other fowl, 207 horses aged 3 years and under, 190 sheep slaughtered or sold, 181 acres of potatoes, 150 bushels of peas, 148 turkeys, 119 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 93 ducks, 87 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 70 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 62 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 60 geese, 46 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 35 bushels of corn, 33 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of beans, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB022003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661409
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_St._Andrews
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrews_(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). "St. Andrews, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/st-andrews-mb006012-1891/.