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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q75861. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.850°N, 100.931°W.
Population
In 1911, Virden, Town—Ville had a population of 1,550: 768 male and 782 female residents. Population density was 1550.0 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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,550 population per square mile, 1,550 total population, 782 females in the population, 768 males in the population, 640 area in acres, 466 single (never-married) males, 445 single (never-married) females, 318 families, 292 married females, 287 married males, 42 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 area in square miles, 1 legally separated females, 1 males with marital status not given. 901 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 318 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
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: Q75861
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virden,_Manitoba
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virden_(Manitoba)
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/.