St. Boniface, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)
St. Boniface, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,553. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.883°N, 97.106°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Boniface, Town—Ville had a population of 1,553: 749 male and 804 female residents. Population density was 382.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,553 |
| 1901 | 2,019 |
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 (5.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Boniface, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
- Kildonan
- St. Boniface
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 1
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 2
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 5
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 241 |
| Number of families | 241 |
| Number of females | 804 |
| Number of males | 749 |
| Number of married females | 205 |
| Number of married males | 206 |
| Number of married persons | 411 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 804 |
| POP M | 749 |
| POP TOT | 1,553 |
| Total population | 1,553 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 565 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 529 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,094 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,303 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 250 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 231 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 23 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 208 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 102 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 113 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 236 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 76 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 87 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,310 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 101 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 751 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 838 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,249 |
| Acres of oats | 337 |
| Acres of potatoes | 42 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 232 |
| BAR AC | 76 |
| BAR BU | 1,347 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,347 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,453 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 274 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,913 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,504 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,059 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| CRN BU | 53 |
| HAY TONS | 1,360 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 53 |
| Number of chickens | 1,693 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 92 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 37 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 37 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 186 |
| Number of milk cows | 496 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 129 |
| Number of other cattle | 355 |
| Number of other fowl | 67 |
| Number of oxen | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 106 |
| Number of sheep | 60 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 48 |
| Number of swine | 122 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 57 |
| Number of turkeys | 58 |
| OAT AC | 337 |
| OAT BU | 6,453 |
| PEA BU | 274 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 4,913 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 330 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,839 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,360 |
| WHT AC | 232 |
| WHT FALL BU | 7 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,504 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,839 |
| CATTLE KS | 53 |
| CHEESE LB | 300 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 565 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 529 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,094 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 330 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 37 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 241 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FRN CA | 1,303 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,693 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 186 |
| HOUSES | 231 |
| HOUSES B | 23 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 102 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 94 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 113 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 208 |
| INF 11 A | 106 |
| MD FEM | 205 |
| MD MALE | 206 |
| MD TOT | 411 |
| MILK COWS | 496 |
| NAME CD | Provencher |
| OC F | 37 |
| OC P | 92 |
| OC TOT | 129 |
| OTHER FOWL | 67 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 355 |
| OTHERS | 250 |
| SHEEP | 60 |
| SHEEP KS | 48 |
| SUP AM | 838 |
| SUP FOR | 101 |
| SUP JV | 87 |
| SUP PAT | 2,310 |
| SUP SC | 751 |
| SUP TOT | 3,249 |
| SWINE | 122 |
| SWINE KS | 57 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 236 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,059 |
| TURKEY | 58 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB008013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB010011— 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, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/st-boniface-town-ville-mb008013-1891/.