St. Clements, Manitoba (1891 census)
St. Clements was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,849. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661430. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.375°N, 96.605°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Clements had a population of 1,849: 968 male and 881 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,849 |
| 1901 | 1,929 |
| 1911 | 11 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Clements, 1901 (74.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Clements shared boundaries with:
- East Selkirk (Town—Ville) & Varennes
- Gimli
- Plessis (Fort Alexander)
- Selkirk, Town—Ville
- Springfield
- St. Andrews
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,849 total population, 968 males, 881 females, 528 married persons, 374 families, 267 married males, 261 married females, 29 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,292 single persons under 18, 691 single males under 18, 601 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,847 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 369 occupied houses, 187 houses, 185 houses built of wood, 182 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 161 houses of 1 story, 74 houses of 1 room, 51 houses of 2 rooms, 26 houses of 2 stories, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,428 pounds of homemade butter, 27,280 acres of land in farms, 15,955 bushels of potatoes, 14,722 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,417 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,568 tons of hay, 6,658 bushels of oats, 6,249 bushels of turnips, 5,171 bushels of spring wheat, 3,498 bushels of barley, 2,661 chickens, 1,564 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,151 other cattle, 1,141 acres of improved land in farms, 1,026 acres of farmland under crops, 718 milk cows, 502 sheep, 418 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 406 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 332 acres of oats, 292 acres of wheat, 286 cattle killed or sold, 244 oxen, 224 swine, 204 occupants of farms, 203 acres of barley, 197 farm occupants who own their land, 165 swine slaughtered or sold, 155 horses aged over 3 years, 142 bushels of peas, 136 acres of potatoes, 115 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 94 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 90 sheep slaughtered or sold, 57 horses aged 3 years and under, 40 acres of turnips, 40 bushels of winter wheat, 40 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 38 bushels of rye, 34 bushels of corn, 31 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 27 turkeys, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 ducks, 19 geese, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 bushels of buckwheat, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 bushels of beans, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Sharpe | 1866–1929 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB022004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661430
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_St._Clements
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. Clements, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/st-clements-mb006013-1891/.