Whitewater, Manitoba (1891 census)
Whitewater was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,727. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.402°N, 100.309°W.
Population
In 1891, Whitewater had a population of 1,727: 1,034 male and 693 female residents. Population density was 3.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,727 |
| 1901 | 1,613 |
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, Whitewater shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.10 |
| FAM NO | 422 |
| Number of families | 422 |
| Number of females | 693 |
| Number of males | 1,034 |
| Number of married females | 278 |
| Number of married males | 287 |
| Number of married persons | 565 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 693 |
| POP M | 1,034 |
| POP TOT | 1,727 |
| Total population | 1,727 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 398 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 722 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,120 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 15 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,712 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 404 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 11 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 392 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 96 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 276 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 128 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 404 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 664 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 150 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 83,739 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 258 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 38,824 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 38,974 |
| Acres of land in farms | 122,971 |
| Acres of oats | 6,853 |
| Acres of potatoes | 131 |
| Acres of turnips | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 29,150 |
| BAR AC | 664 |
| BAR BU | 17,692 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 17,692 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 255,667 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 481 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,930 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 598,913 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,975 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 350 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY TONS | 6,558 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 212 |
| Number of chickens | 10,174 |
| Number of ducks | 306 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 378 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 38 |
| Number of geese | 108 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 433 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,303 |
| Number of milk cows | 715 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 417 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,023 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 346 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 142 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 267 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 97 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3 |
| Number of swine | 1,218 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 865 |
| Number of turkeys | 387 |
| OAT AC | 6,853 |
| OAT BU | 255,667 |
| PEA BU | 481 |
| POT AC | 131 |
| POT BU | 28,930 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 695 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 301 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 45 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 64,225 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,558 |
| WHT AC | 29,150 |
| WHT FALL BU | 350 |
| WHT SP BU | 598,913 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 142 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 267 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 64,225 |
| CATTLE KS | 212 |
| CHEESE LB | 695 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 398 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 722 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,120 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 301 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 433 |
| DUCKS | 306 |
| FAMILIES | 422 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 45 |
| FRN CA | 15 |
| GEESE | 108 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,174 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,303 |
| HOUSES | 404 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 96 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 276 |
| HOUSES S | 11 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 50 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 76 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 106 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 128 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 392 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 278 |
| MD MALE | 287 |
| MD TOT | 565 |
| MILK COWS | 715 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 38 |
| OC P | 378 |
| OC TOT | 417 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,023 |
| OTHERS | 1,712 |
| SHEEP | 97 |
| SHEEP KS | 3 |
| SUP AM | 38,974 |
| SUP FOR | 258 |
| SUP JV | 150 |
| SUP PAT | 83,739 |
| SUP SC | 38,824 |
| SUP TOT | 122,971 |
| SWINE | 1,218 |
| SWINE KS | 865 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 404 |
| TUR AC | 33 |
| TUR BU | 12,975 |
| TURKEY | 387 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
| WORKING OX | 346 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB006017— 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). "Whitewater, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/whitewater-mb009029-1891/.