Westbourne, Manitoba (1891 census)
Westbourne was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,819. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661880. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.816°N, 98.786°W.
Population
In 1891, Westbourne had a population of 1,819: 974 male and 845 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 545 |
| 1891 | 1,819 |
| 1901 | 3,760 |
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 contained Westbourne, 1881 (35.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Westbourne, 1901 (47.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Westbourne 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 1,819 total population, 974 males, 845 females, 545 married persons, 356 families, 273 married males, 272 married females, 43 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,231 single persons under 18, 680 single males under 18, 551 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,816 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 353 occupied houses, 306 houses, 306 houses built of wood, 188 houses of 1 story, 118 houses of 2 stories, 93 houses of 2 rooms, 72 houses of 3 rooms, 48 houses of 4 rooms, 47 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 37 houses of 5 rooms, 34 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 1 room, 19 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 155,268 bushels of spring wheat, 77,050 bushels of oats, 72,720 pounds of homemade butter, 56,324 acres of land in farms, 43,844 acres of farmland in pasture, 23,600 bushels of potatoes, 12,578 tons of hay, 11,255 acres of improved land in farms, 11,254 acres of farmland under crops, 10,240 bushels of barley, 8,275 acres of wheat, 6,009 chickens, 3,479 other cattle, 2,866 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,382 acres of oats, 1,668 milk cows, 1,545 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,225 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,175 bushels of turnips, 959 cattle killed or sold, 877 horses aged over 3 years, 464 swine, 458 acres of barley, 454 horses aged 3 years and under, 450 swine slaughtered or sold, 329 sheep slaughtered or sold, 314 occupants of farms, 282 farm occupants who own their land, 239 oxen, 224 sheep, 219 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 135 acres of potatoes, 85 ducks, 84 geese, 77 turkeys, 64 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 29 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 27 farm occupants who rent their land, 24 other fowl, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 5 employees on farms, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB008014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661880
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Westbourne
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). "Westbourne, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/westbourne-mb007031-1891/.