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 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. Population density was 17.0 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 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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 191 |
| Number of families | 191 |
| Number of females | 592 |
| Number of males | 691 |
| Number of married females | 164 |
| Number of married males | 167 |
| Number of married persons | 331 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP TOT | 1,283 |
| Total population | 1,283 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 403 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 512 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 915 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 155 |
| Number of occupied houses | 155 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,048 |
| Acres of potatoes | 112 |
| Acres of wheat | 169 |
| BAR BU | 1,127 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,127 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,514 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,259 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 932 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,993 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,221 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 338 |
| BWT BU | 3 |
| CRN BU | 58 |
| HAY AC | 1,048 |
| HAY TONS | 2,346 |
| OAT BU | 5,514 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 932 |
| POT AC | 112 |
| POT BU | 4,993 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,346 |
| WHT AC | 169 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,221 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 403 |
| C UNMD M | 512 |
| C UNMD TOT | 915 |
| D OCC | 155 |
| FEMALE | 592 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 155 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 691 |
| MD F | 164 |
| MD M | 167 |
| MD TOT | 331 |
| NUMBER CD | 183 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,259 |
| TUR BU | 338 |
| WID F | 25 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB183004— 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 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/.