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 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 density was 3.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,474 |
| 1901 | 2,095 |
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 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.30 |
| FAM NO | 347 |
| Number of families | 347 |
| Number of females | 570 |
| Number of males | 904 |
| Number of married females | 240 |
| Number of married males | 243 |
| Number of married persons | 483 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 570 |
| POP M | 904 |
| POP TOT | 1,474 |
| Total population | 1,474 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 315 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 648 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 963 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,474 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 330 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 328 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 80 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 180 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 148 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 330 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 96 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 239 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 78,599 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 106 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 25,625 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 25,637 |
| Acres of land in farms | 104,342 |
| Acres of oats | 4,568 |
| Acres of potatoes | 129 |
| Acres of turnips | 36 |
| Acres of wheat | 20,504 |
| BAR AC | 239 |
| BAR BU | 5,406 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,406 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 150,311 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 606 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,700 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 363,126 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,716 |
| HAY TONS | 2,561 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 360 |
| Number of chickens | 7,228 |
| Number of ducks | 131 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 362 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 65 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 337 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 878 |
| Number of milk cows | 832 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 373 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,257 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 445 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 173 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 194 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 750 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 264 |
| Number of swine | 620 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 473 |
| Number of turkeys | 225 |
| OAT AC | 4,568 |
| OAT BU | 150,311 |
| PEA BU | 606 |
| POT AC | 129 |
| POT BU | 25,700 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 232 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 982 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,345 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 62,626 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,561 |
| WHT AC | 20,504 |
| WHT SP BU | 363,126 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 173 |
| A 201 PL | 194 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 62,626 |
| CATTLE KS | 360 |
| CHEESE LB | 232 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 315 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 648 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 963 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 982 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 337 |
| DUCKS | 131 |
| FAMILIES | 347 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,345 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 65 |
| GRA BU | 50 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,228 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 878 |
| HOUSES | 330 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 80 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 180 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 65 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 148 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 96 |
| HOUSES W | 328 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 240 |
| MD MALE | 243 |
| MD TOT | 483 |
| MILK COWS | 832 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 362 |
| OC TOT | 373 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,257 |
| OTHERS | 1,474 |
| SHEEP | 750 |
| SHEEP KS | 264 |
| SUP AM | 25,637 |
| SUP FOR | 106 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 78,599 |
| SUP SC | 25,625 |
| SUP TOT | 104,342 |
| SWINE | 620 |
| SWINE KS | 473 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 330 |
| TUR AC | 36 |
| TUR BU | 12,716 |
| TURKEY | 225 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 445 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB006014— 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). "Wallace, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/wallace-mb009027-1891/.