St. Clément, Manitoba (1881 census)
St. Clément was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.327°N, 96.460°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Clément had a population of 1,485: 796 male and 689 female residents. Population density was 1.0 people per square mile.
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 (2.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Selkirk, Town—Ville, 1891 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Clément 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 | 286 |
| Number of families | 286 |
| Number of females | 689 |
| Number of males | 796 |
| Number of married females | 272 |
| Number of married males | 273 |
| Number of married persons | 545 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP TOT | 1,485 |
| Total population | 1,485 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 383 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 509 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 892 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 280 |
| Number of occupied houses | 286 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,606 |
| Acres of potatoes | 44 |
| Acres of wheat | 208 |
| BAR BU | 1,258 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,258 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,034 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 497 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,168 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,365 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 461 |
| CRN BU | 14 |
| HAY AC | 1,606 |
| HAY TONS | 2,405 |
| OAT BU | 3,034 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 44 |
| POT BU | 5,168 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,405 |
| WHT AC | 208 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,365 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 383 |
| C UNMD M | 509 |
| C UNMD TOT | 892 |
| D OCC | 286 |
| FEMALE | 689 |
| H CON | 17 |
| H INHAB | 280 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 796 |
| MD F | 272 |
| MD M | 273 |
| MD TOT | 545 |
| NUMBER CD | 185 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 497 |
| SHAN | 6 |
| TUR BU | 461 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB185002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB185002— 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. Clément, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/st-cl-ment-mb185002-1881/.