St. Paul, Manitoba (1891 census)
St. Paul was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 610. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.013°N, 97.220°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Paul had a population of 610: 330 male and 280 female residents. Population density was 4.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 360 |
| 1891 | 610 |
| 1901 | 519 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Paul, 1901 (41.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Paul shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 150 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 | 122 |
| Number of families | 122 |
| Number of females | 280 |
| Number of males | 330 |
| Number of married females | 93 |
| Number of married males | 93 |
| Number of married persons | 186 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 280 |
| POP M | 330 |
| POP TOT | 610 |
| Total population | 610 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 176 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 227 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 403 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 609 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 122 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 120 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 103 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 122 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 307 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 21,707 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,071 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,446 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,450 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,228 |
| Acres of oats | 1,055 |
| Acres of potatoes | 145 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 936 |
| BAR AC | 307 |
| BAR BU | 7,608 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,608 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,671 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,726 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 17,803 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,805 |
| HAY TONS | 3,166 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 87 |
| Number of chickens | 2,179 |
| Number of ducks | 48 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 101 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 111 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 283 |
| Number of milk cows | 535 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 119 |
| Number of other cattle | 689 |
| Number of oxen | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 50 |
| Number of swine | 298 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 95 |
| Number of turkeys | 111 |
| OAT AC | 1,055 |
| OAT BU | 35,671 |
| PEA BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 145 |
| POT BU | 26,726 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,715 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,166 |
| WHT AC | 936 |
| WHT SP BU | 17,803 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 48 |
| A 51 100 | 19 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,715 |
| CATTLE KS | 87 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 176 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 227 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 403 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 200 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 111 |
| DUCKS | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 122 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,179 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 283 |
| HOUSES | 122 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 103 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 120 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 93 |
| MD MALE | 93 |
| MD TOT | 186 |
| MILK COWS | 535 |
| NAME CD | Lisgar |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 101 |
| OC TOT | 119 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 689 |
| OTHERS | 609 |
| SHEEP | 50 |
| SUP AM | 2,450 |
| SUP FOR | 1,071 |
| SUP JV | 4 |
| SUP PAT | 21,707 |
| SUP SC | 2,446 |
| SUP TOT | 25,228 |
| SWINE | 298 |
| SWINE KS | 95 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 122 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 3,805 |
| TURKEY | 111 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 114 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB011006— 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. Paul, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/st-paul-mb006016-1891/.