St. Boniface, Manitoba (1891 census)
St. Boniface was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 251. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.853°N, 97.043°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Boniface had a population of 251: 135 male and 116 female residents. Population density was 12.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,283 |
| 1891 | 251 |
| 1901 | 585 |
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 St. Boniface, 1881 (27.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Boniface, 1901 (62.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Boniface shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 41 |
| Number of families | 41 |
| Number of females | 116 |
| Number of males | 135 |
| Number of married females | 31 |
| Number of married males | 31 |
| Number of married persons | 62 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP F | 116 |
| POP M | 135 |
| POP TOT | 251 |
| Total population | 251 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 80 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 99 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 179 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 125 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 126 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 31 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 31 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 40 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 65 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,872 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 336 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,259 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,280 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,488 |
| Acres of oats | 436 |
| Acres of potatoes | 42 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 699 |
| BAR AC | 65 |
| BAR BU | 1,905 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,905 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,355 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,165 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,774 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 988 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| CRN BU | 40 |
| HAY TONS | 1,716 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 106 |
| Number of chickens | 937 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 30 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 45 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 100 |
| Number of milk cows | 331 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 43 |
| Number of other cattle | 423 |
| Number of oxen | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 8 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3 |
| Number of swine | 126 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 73 |
| Number of turkeys | 20 |
| OAT AC | 436 |
| OAT BU | 17,355 |
| PEA BU | 149 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 8,165 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,633 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,716 |
| WHT AC | 699 |
| WHT FALL BU | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,774 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 15 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,633 |
| CATTLE KS | 106 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 80 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 99 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 179 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 45 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 41 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 125 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 937 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 100 |
| HOUSES | 31 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 30 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 31 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 31 |
| MD MALE | 31 |
| MD TOT | 62 |
| MILK COWS | 331 |
| NAME CD | Provencher |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 30 |
| OC TOT | 43 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 423 |
| OTHERS | 126 |
| SHEEP | 8 |
| SHEEP KS | 3 |
| SUP AM | 1,280 |
| SUP FOR | 336 |
| SUP JV | 21 |
| SUP PAT | 6,872 |
| SUP SC | 1,259 |
| SUP TOT | 8,488 |
| SWINE | 126 |
| SWINE KS | 73 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 40 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 988 |
| TURKEY | 20 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
| WORKING OX | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB008012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB010010— 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). "St. Boniface, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/st-boniface-mb008012-1891/.