St. Andrews, Manitoba (1881–1911)
St. Andrews was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in 4 censuses between 1881 and 1911. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q1661409, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 2,366 in 1881 to 7 in 1911).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from NO DATA in 1881
Descendant places
- later split into Winnipeg Beach vl (T17 R4 ME1) in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,366 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,228 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,823 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 7 | View 1911 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Gunn | 1797–1878 | died here |
| William Kennedy | 1814–1890 | died here |
| Alexander Hunter Murray | 1818–1874 | died here |
| Mathilda Davis | 1820–1873 | died here |
| John Norquay | 1841–1889 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB022003— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.