St. Boniface, Manitoba (1881 census)
St. Boniface was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,283. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1004192. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.796°N, 97.086°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Boniface had a population of 1,283: 691 male and 592 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 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Boniface, 1891 (27.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 1, 1891 (10.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Boniface, Town—Ville, 1891 (5.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Boniface shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,283 total population, 691 males, 592 females, 331 married persons, 191 families, 167 married males, 164 married females, 37 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 915 single persons under 18, 512 single males under 18, 403 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 155 inhabited houses, 155 occupied houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,514 bushels of oats, 4,993 bushels of potatoes, 3,221 bushels of spring wheat, 2,346 tons of hay, 1,259 bushels of other root crops, 1,127 bushels of barley, 1,048 acres of hay crops, 932 bushels of peas and beans, 338 bushels of turnips, 169 acres of wheat, 112 acres of potatoes, 58 bushels of corn, 3 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Delorme | 1831–1912 | born here |
| Elzéar Goulet | b. 1836 | born here |
| Charles Nolin | 1837–1907 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,283 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:
MB183004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB183004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1004192
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Boniface,_Winnipeg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Boniface_(Manitoba)
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). "St. Boniface, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/st-boniface-mb183004-1881/.