Wallace, Manitoba (1891 census)
Wallace was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,474. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661852. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.931°N, 101.164°W.
Population
In 1891, Wallace had a population of 1,474: 904 male and 570 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,474 |
| 1901 | 2,095 |
| 1921 | 2,573 |
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 (4.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Wallace shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,474 total population, 904 males, 570 females, 483 married persons, 347 families, 243 married males, 240 married females, 28 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 4.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 963 single persons under 18, 648 single males under 18, 315 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,474 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 330 houses, 330 occupied houses, 328 houses built of wood, 180 houses of 1 story, 148 houses of 2 stories, 96 uninhabited houses, 80 houses of 1 room, 65 houses of 2 rooms, 53 houses of 3 rooms, 50 houses of 4 rooms, 44 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 363,126 bushels of spring wheat, 150,311 bushels of oats, 104,342 acres of land in farms, 78,599 acres of farmland in pasture, 62,626 pounds of homemade butter, 25,700 bushels of potatoes, 25,637 acres of improved land in farms, 25,625 acres of farmland under crops, 20,504 acres of wheat, 12,716 bushels of turnips, 7,228 chickens, 5,406 bushels of barley, 4,568 acres of oats, 2,561 tons of hay, 2,345 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,257 other cattle, 982 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 878 horses aged over 3 years, 832 milk cows, 750 sheep, 620 swine, 606 bushels of peas, 473 swine slaughtered or sold, 445 oxen, 373 occupants of farms, 362 farm occupants who own their land, 360 cattle killed or sold, 337 horses aged 3 years and under, 264 sheep slaughtered or sold, 239 acres of barley, 232 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 225 turkeys, 194 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 173 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 131 ducks, 129 acres of potatoes, 106 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 65 geese, 50 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 36 acres of turnips, 13 other fowl, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB162005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661852
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Wallace
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_(Manitoba)
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). "Wallace, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/wallace-mb009027-1891/.