Turtle Mountain, Manitoba (1891 census)
Turtle Mountain was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,572. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.135°N, 99.829°W.
Population
In 1891, Turtle Mountain had a population of 1,572: 886 male and 686 female residents. Population density was 4.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,572 |
| 1901 | 3,523 |
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 South Western, 1881 (3.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Turtle Mountain shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.10 |
| FAM NO | 387 |
| Number of families | 387 |
| Number of females | 686 |
| Number of males | 886 |
| Number of married females | 260 |
| Number of married males | 267 |
| Number of married persons | 527 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 686 |
| POP M | 886 |
| POP TOT | 1,572 |
| Total population | 1,572 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 412 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 600 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,012 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 29 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,543 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 371 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 368 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 81 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 330 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 372 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 514 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 98 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 78,289 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 405 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,861 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,959 |
| Acres of land in farms | 97,653 |
| Acres of oats | 3,727 |
| Acres of potatoes | 138 |
| Acres of turnips | 52 |
| Acres of wheat | 14,461 |
| BAR AC | 514 |
| BAR BU | 12,098 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,098 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 90,598 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,676 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 209,123 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,768 |
| HAY TONS | 3,277 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 610 |
| Number of chickens | 7,091 |
| Number of ducks | 310 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 337 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 145 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 388 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 830 |
| Number of milk cows | 785 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 362 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,258 |
| Number of other fowl | 20 |
| Number of oxen | 281 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 163 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 194 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 144 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 246 |
| Number of swine | 681 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 423 |
| Number of turkeys | 635 |
| OAT AC | 3,727 |
| OAT BU | 90,598 |
| PEA BU | 32 |
| POT AC | 138 |
| POT BU | 19,676 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 420 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 808 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 48,684 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,277 |
| WHT AC | 14,461 |
| WHT SP BU | 209,123 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 163 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 194 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 48,684 |
| CATTLE KS | 610 |
| CHEESE LB | 420 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 412 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 600 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,012 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 808 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 388 |
| DUCKS | 310 |
| FAMILIES | 387 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.10 |
| FRN CA | 29 |
| GEESE | 145 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,091 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 830 |
| HOUSES | 371 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 81 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 330 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 36 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 100 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 368 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 260 |
| MD MALE | 267 |
| MD TOT | 527 |
| MILK COWS | 785 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 337 |
| OC TOT | 362 |
| OTHER FOWL | 20 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,258 |
| OTHERS | 1,543 |
| SHEEP | 144 |
| SHEEP KS | 246 |
| SUP AM | 18,959 |
| SUP FOR | 405 |
| SUP JV | 98 |
| SUP PAT | 78,289 |
| SUP SC | 18,861 |
| SUP TOT | 97,653 |
| SWINE | 681 |
| SWINE KS | 423 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 372 |
| TUR AC | 52 |
| TUR BU | 13,768 |
| TURKEY | 635 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 281 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB007014— 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). "Turtle Mountain, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/turtle-mountain-mb009025-1891/.