Virden, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)
Virden, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 606. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.850°N, 100.931°W.
Population
In 1891, Virden, Town—Ville had a population of 606: 312 male and 294 female residents. Population density was 571.5 people per square mile.
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).
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 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Virden, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 130 |
| Number of families | 130 |
| Number of females | 294 |
| Number of males | 312 |
| Number of married females | 106 |
| Number of married males | 103 |
| Number of married persons | 209 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 294 |
| POP M | 312 |
| POP TOT | 606 |
| Total population | 606 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 179 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 203 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 382 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 606 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 122 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 114 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 57 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 65 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 129 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,767 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,983 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,985 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,772 |
| Acres of oats | 345 |
| Acres of potatoes | 4 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,646 |
| BAR AC | 30 |
| BAR BU | 1,000 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,000 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,810 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 320 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 31,210 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 250 |
| HAY TONS | 272 |
| Number of chickens | 820 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 42 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 109 |
| Number of milk cows | 50 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 20 |
| Number of other cattle | 75 |
| Number of other fowl | 16 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 70 |
| Number of swine | 14 |
| OAT AC | 345 |
| OAT BU | 10,810 |
| PEA BU | 85 |
| POT AC | 4 |
| POT BU | 320 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,985 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 272 |
| WHT AC | 1,646 |
| WHT SP BU | 31,210 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,985 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 179 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 203 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 382 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 300 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 42 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 130 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 820 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 109 |
| HOUSES | 122 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 57 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 46 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 65 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 114 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 106 |
| MD MALE | 103 |
| MD TOT | 209 |
| MILK COWS | 50 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 16 |
| OC TOT | 20 |
| OTHER FOWL | 16 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 75 |
| OTHERS | 606 |
| SHEEP | 70 |
| SUP AM | 1,985 |
| SUP FOR | 20 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 4,767 |
| SUP SC | 1,983 |
| SUP TOT | 6,772 |
| SWINE | 14 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 129 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 250 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB162012— 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). "Virden, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/virden-town-ville-mb009026-1891/.