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 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 density was 4.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,697 |
| 1901 | 769 |
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 160 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 | 339 |
| Number of families | 339 |
| Number of females | 784 |
| Number of males | 913 |
| Number of married females | 281 |
| Number of married males | 281 |
| Number of married persons | 562 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP F | 784 |
| POP M | 913 |
| POP TOT | 1,697 |
| Total population | 1,697 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 462 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 612 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,074 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 49 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,648 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 339 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 339 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 100 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 314 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 161 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 46 |
| Number of occupied houses | 339 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 61 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 155 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 31,918 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,684 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 254 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 409 |
| Acres of land in farms | 38,011 |
| Acres of oats | 20 |
| Acres of potatoes | 172 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 19 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 544 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 544 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 684 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,039 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 231 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,017 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 135 |
| CRN BU | 17 |
| HAY TONS | 16,077 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 815 |
| Number of chickens | 1,791 |
| Number of ducks | 34 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 299 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 26 |
| Number of geese | 37 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 162 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 437 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,569 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 329 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,521 |
| Number of other fowl | 42 |
| Number of oxen | 369 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 192 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 57 |
| Number of sheep | 243 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 30 |
| Number of swine | 285 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 331 |
| Number of turkeys | 78 |
| OAT AC | 20 |
| OAT BU | 684 |
| PEA BU | 18 |
| POT AC | 172 |
| POT BU | 19,039 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 265 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,080 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 216 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 58,621 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 16,077 |
| WHT AC | 19 |
| WHT FALL BU | 135 |
| WHT SP BU | 231 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 192 |
| A 11 50 | 52 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 19 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 58,621 |
| CATTLE KS | 815 |
| CHEESE LB | 265 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 462 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 612 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,074 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,080 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 162 |
| DUCKS | 34 |
| FAMILIES | 339 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 216 |
| FRN CA | 49 |
| GEESE | 37 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,791 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 437 |
| HOUSES | 339 |
| HOUSES CON | 46 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 100 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 314 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 161 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 25 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 61 |
| HOUSES W | 339 |
| INF 11 A | 57 |
| MD FEM | 281 |
| MD MALE | 281 |
| MD TOT | 562 |
| MILK COWS | 1,569 |
| NAME CD | Lisgar |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 26 |
| OC P | 299 |
| OC TOT | 329 |
| OTHER FOWL | 42 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,521 |
| OTHERS | 1,648 |
| SHEEP | 243 |
| SHEEP KS | 30 |
| SUP AM | 409 |
| SUP FOR | 5,684 |
| SUP JV | 155 |
| SUP PAT | 31,918 |
| SUP SC | 254 |
| SUP TOT | 38,011 |
| SWINE | 285 |
| SWINE KS | 331 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 339 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 4,017 |
| TURKEY | 78 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
| WORKING OX | 369 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB011016— 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. Laurent, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/st-laurent-mb006015-1891/.