St. François-Xavier, Manitoba (1881 census)
St. François-Xavier was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,137. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q615044. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.794°N, 97.595°W.
Population
In 1881, St. François-Xavier had a population of 1,137: 580 male and 557 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,137 |
| 1901 | 2,170 |
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 NO DATA, 1871 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. François-Xavier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,137 total population, 580 males, 557 females, 373 married persons, 194 families, 187 married males, 186 married females, 39 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 725 single persons under 18, 385 single males under 18, 340 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 193 inhabited houses, 193 occupied houses, 5 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 13,936 bushels of oats, 7,696 bushels of spring wheat, 6,084 tons of hay, 5,077 bushels of potatoes, 2,945 acres of hay crops, 2,681 bushels of barley, 367 acres of wheat, 338 bushels of turnips, 334 bushels of peas and beans, 246 bushels of other root crops, 62 bushels of buckwheat, 44 acres of potatoes, 40 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,137 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB186010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB011015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q615044
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_St._Fran%C3%A7ois_Xavier
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois-Xavier_(Manitoba)
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. François-Xavier, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/st-fran-ois-xavier-mb186010-1881/.