St. Laurent, Manitoba (1891 census)
St. Laurent was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,697. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661515. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.417°N, 97.955°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Laurent had a population of 1,697: 913 male and 784 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,697 |
| 1901 | 769 |
| 1921 | 1,000 |
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 Woodlands, 1881 (41.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Laurent, 1901 (61.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Laurent shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,697 total population, 913 males, 784 females, 562 married persons, 339 families, 281 married females, 281 married males, 61 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,074 single persons under 18, 612 single males under 18, 462 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,648 persons who are not French Canadian, 49 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 339 houses, 339 houses built of wood, 339 occupied houses, 314 houses of 1 story, 161 houses of 2 rooms, 100 houses of 1 room, 61 uninhabited houses, 46 houses of 3 rooms, 46 houses under construction, 25 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 58,621 pounds of homemade butter, 38,011 acres of land in farms, 31,918 acres of farmland in pasture, 19,039 bushels of potatoes, 16,077 tons of hay, 5,684 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,017 bushels of turnips, 2,521 other cattle, 1,791 chickens, 1,569 milk cows, 1,080 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 815 cattle killed or sold, 684 bushels of oats, 544 bushels of barley, 437 horses aged over 3 years, 409 acres of improved land in farms, 369 oxen, 331 swine slaughtered or sold, 329 occupants of farms, 299 farm occupants who own their land, 285 swine, 265 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 254 acres of farmland under crops, 243 sheep, 231 bushels of spring wheat, 216 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 192 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 172 acres of potatoes, 162 horses aged 3 years and under, 155 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 135 bushels of winter wheat, 78 turkeys, 57 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 52 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 42 other fowl, 37 geese, 34 ducks, 30 sheep slaughtered or sold, 26 farm occupants who rent their land, 24 acres of turnips, 23 acres of barley, 20 acres of oats, 19 acres of wheat, 19 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 bushels of peas, 17 bushels of corn, 13 bushels of beans, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB166009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661515
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_St._Laurent
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. Laurent, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/st-laurent-mb006015-1891/.