Virden, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1911 census)
Virden, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,550. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.850°N, 100.931°W.
Population
In 1911, Virden, Town—Ville had a population of 1,550. Population density was 1461.9 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Virden, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 280 |
| POP F | 88 |
| POP M | 131 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 5.86 |
| POP TOT | 1,550 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 503 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,909 |
| AREA SQ MI | 37.36 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 74 |
| BELGIAN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 748 |
| BRIT IRISH | 178 |
| BRIT OTHER | 20 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 503 |
| CHINESE | 8 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 7 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 41 |
| F MARRIED | 32 |
| F SINGLE | 53 |
| F WIDOWED | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 41 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| GERMAN | 26 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 32 |
| M SINGLE | 92 |
| M WIDOWED | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 299 |
| POLISH | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 569 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 53 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 48 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB015008— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/virden-town-ville-mb015008-1911/.