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 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 density was 2.6 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).
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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 194 |
| Number of families | 194 |
| Number of females | 557 |
| Number of males | 580 |
| Number of married females | 186 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 373 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP TOT | 1,137 |
| Total population | 1,137 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 340 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 385 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 725 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 193 |
| Number of occupied houses | 193 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,945 |
| Acres of potatoes | 44 |
| Acres of wheat | 367 |
| BAR BU | 2,681 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,681 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,936 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 246 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 334 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,077 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,696 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 338 |
| BWT BU | 62 |
| CRN BU | 40 |
| HAY AC | 2,945 |
| HAY TONS | 6,084 |
| OAT BU | 13,936 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 334 |
| POT AC | 44 |
| POT BU | 5,077 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,084 |
| WHT AC | 367 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,696 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 340 |
| C UNMD M | 385 |
| C UNMD TOT | 725 |
| D OCC | 193 |
| FEMALE | 557 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 193 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 580 |
| MD F | 186 |
| MD M | 187 |
| MD TOT | 373 |
| NUMBER CD | 186 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 246 |
| TUR BU | 338 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
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: 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. François-Xavier, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/st-fran-ois-xavier-mb186010-1881/.