St. François-Xavier, Manitoba (1891 census)
St. François-Xavier was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,105. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.802°N, 97.600°W.
Population
In 1891, St. François-Xavier had a population of 1,105: 613 male and 492 female residents. Population density was 2.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,137 |
| 1891 | 1,105 |
| 1901 | 2,170 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. François-Xavier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 204 |
| Number of families | 204 |
| Number of females | 492 |
| Number of males | 613 |
| Number of married females | 160 |
| Number of married males | 160 |
| Number of married persons | 320 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 492 |
| POP M | 613 |
| POP TOT | 1,105 |
| Total population | 1,105 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 441 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 751 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 170 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 935 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 204 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 203 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 74 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 158 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 204 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 223 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 30,630 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,714 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,450 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,512 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,856 |
| Acres of oats | 1,493 |
| Acres of potatoes | 129 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,625 |
| BAR AC | 223 |
| BAR BU | 6,314 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,314 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 47,367 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 285 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,507 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 31,844 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 800 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY TONS | 8,905 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 908 |
| Number of chickens | 2,329 |
| Number of ducks | 34 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 145 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 67 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 242 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 492 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,192 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 173 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,947 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 239 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 637 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 514 |
| Number of swine | 412 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 507 |
| Number of turkeys | 289 |
| OAT AC | 1,493 |
| OAT BU | 47,367 |
| PEA BU | 285 |
| POT AC | 129 |
| POT BU | 25,507 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5,779 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 975 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,570 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,337 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,905 |
| WHT AC | 1,625 |
| WHT SP BU | 31,844 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 59 |
| A 51 100 | 13 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,337 |
| CATTLE KS | 908 |
| CHEESE LB | 5,779 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 441 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 751 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 975 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 242 |
| DUCKS | 34 |
| FAMILIES | 204 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,570 |
| FRN CA | 170 |
| GEESE | 67 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,329 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 492 |
| HOUSES | 204 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 74 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 158 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 36 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 46 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 203 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 160 |
| MD MALE | 160 |
| MD TOT | 320 |
| MILK COWS | 1,192 |
| NAME CD | Lisgar |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 145 |
| OC TOT | 173 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,947 |
| OTHERS | 935 |
| SHEEP | 637 |
| SHEEP KS | 514 |
| SUP AM | 3,512 |
| SUP FOR | 2,714 |
| SUP JV | 62 |
| SUP PAT | 30,630 |
| SUP SC | 3,450 |
| SUP TOT | 36,856 |
| SWINE | 412 |
| SWINE KS | 507 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 204 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 800 |
| TURKEY | 289 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
| WORKING OX | 239 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB011015— 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. François-Xavier, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/st-fran-ois-xavier-mb006014-1891/.