Westbourne, Manitoba (1901 census)
Westbourne was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,760. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661880. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.437°N, 98.776°W.
Population
In 1901, Westbourne had a population of 3,760: 2,056 male and 1,704 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 was contained in Westbourne, 1891 (47.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Westbourne shared boundaries with:
- Gladstone, Town—Ville
- Lansdowne
- Norfolk North—Nord
- Portage la Prairie
- Posen
- Unorganized Territory—Territoire non-organisé
- Unorganized Territory—Territoire non-organisé
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 3,760 total population, 2,056 males, 1,704 females, 1,388 single males, 1,026 single females, 799 families, 633 married males, 614 married females, 64 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 774 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 693,002 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB008014— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/westbourne-mb008014-1901/.