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 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 density was 1.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,849 |
| 1901 | 1,929 |
| 1911 | 727 |
| 1921 | 5,745 |
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 374 |
| Number of families | 374 |
| Number of females | 881 |
| Number of males | 968 |
| Number of married females | 261 |
| Number of married males | 267 |
| Number of married persons | 528 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 881 |
| POP M | 968 |
| POP TOT | 1,849 |
| Total population | 1,849 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 601 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 691 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,292 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,847 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 182 |
| Number of houses | 187 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 185 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 74 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 161 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 369 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 203 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 115 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 14,722 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,417 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,026 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,141 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,280 |
| Acres of oats | 332 |
| Acres of potatoes | 136 |
| Acres of turnips | 40 |
| Acres of wheat | 292 |
| BAR AC | 203 |
| BAR BU | 3,498 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,498 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,658 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,955 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,171 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,249 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| BWT BU | 16 |
| CRN BU | 34 |
| HAY TONS | 7,568 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 286 |
| Number of chickens | 2,661 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 197 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 19 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 57 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 155 |
| Number of milk cows | 718 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 204 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,151 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 244 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 502 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 90 |
| Number of swine | 224 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 165 |
| Number of turkeys | 27 |
| OAT AC | 332 |
| OAT BU | 6,658 |
| PEA BU | 142 |
| POT AC | 136 |
| POT BU | 15,955 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 406 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 418 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,564 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,428 |
| RYE BU | 38 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,568 |
| WHT AC | 292 |
| WHT FALL BU | 40 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,171 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 94 |
| A 11 50 | 31 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 40 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,428 |
| CATTLE KS | 286 |
| CHEESE LB | 406 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 601 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 691 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,292 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 418 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 57 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 374 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,564 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 19 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,661 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 155 |
| HOUSES | 187 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 74 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 161 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 51 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 185 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 261 |
| MD MALE | 267 |
| MD TOT | 528 |
| MILK COWS | 718 |
| NAME CD | Lisgar |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 197 |
| OC TOT | 204 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,151 |
| OTHERS | 1,847 |
| SHEEP | 502 |
| SHEEP KS | 90 |
| SUP AM | 1,141 |
| SUP FOR | 11,417 |
| SUP JV | 115 |
| SUP PAT | 14,722 |
| SUP SC | 1,026 |
| SUP TOT | 27,280 |
| SWINE | 224 |
| SWINE KS | 165 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 369 |
| TUR AC | 40 |
| TUR BU | 6,249 |
| TURKEY | 27 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 182 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 244 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB159005— 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. Clements, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/st-clements-mb006013-1891/.