Virden, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1901 census)
Virden, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 901. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q75861. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.850°N, 100.931°W.
Population
In 1901, Virden, Town—Ville had a population of 901: 448 male and 453 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 606 |
| 1901 | 901 |
| 1911 | 1,550 |
| 1921 | 1,361 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Virden, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 901 total population, 453 females, 448 males, 289 single males, 275 single females, 195 families, 156 married males, 152 married females, 26 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 195 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 640 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Eliza Cripps | 1825–1913 | died here |
| James William Scallion | 1842–1926 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB162012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q75861
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virden,_Manitoba
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virden_(Manitoba)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Virden, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/virden-town-ville-mb006015-1901/.