Whitehead, Manitoba (1891 census)
Whitehead was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,464. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661941. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.798°N, 100.258°W.
Population
In 1891, Whitehead had a population of 1,464: 879 male and 585 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,464 |
| 1901 | 1,782 |
| 1921 | 1,835 |
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 (2.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Whitehead 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 1,464 total population, 879 males, 585 females, 466 married persons, 338 families, 235 married males, 231 married females, 32 widowed persons, 18 widowed males, 14 widowed females, 4.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 966 single persons under 18, 626 single males under 18, 340 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,454 persons who are not French Canadian, 10 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 330 occupied houses, 327 houses, 326 houses built of wood, 180 houses of 2 stories, 147 houses of 1 story, 133 houses of 4 rooms, 85 houses of 2 rooms, 54 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of 1 room, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 710,136 bushels of spring wheat, 307,568 bushels of oats, 100,686 acres of land in farms, 77,263 pounds of homemade butter, 63,688 acres of farmland in pasture, 37,322 bushels of potatoes, 36,398 acres of improved land in farms, 36,319 acres of farmland under crops, 31,055 bushels of turnips, 29,165 acres of wheat, 22,985 bushels of barley, 9,944 chickens, 6,293 acres of oats, 5,530 tons of hay, 4,860 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,369 swine, 1,313 horses aged over 3 years, 1,033 other cattle, 699 milk cows, 647 acres of barley, 600 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 438 swine slaughtered or sold, 380 horses aged 3 years and under, 375 bushels of peas, 334 occupants of farms, 325 turkeys, 289 farm occupants who own their land, 252 cattle killed or sold, 240 bushels of winter wheat, 234 sheep slaughtered or sold, 229 ducks, 192 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 157 oxen, 152 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 146 geese, 137 acres of potatoes, 128 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 80 other fowl, 79 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 62 acres of turnips, 45 farm occupants who rent their land, 42 sheep, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB162006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661941
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Whitehead
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehead_(municipalit%C3%A9_rurale)
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). "Whitehead, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/whitehead-mb009028-1891/.