Winnipeg, Manitoba (1881 census)
Winnipeg was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 7,985. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.896°N, 97.171°W.
Population
In 1881, Winnipeg had a population of 7,985: 4,648 male and 3,337 female residents. Population density was 1122.1 people per square mile.
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 NO DATA, 1871 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 2, 1891 (12.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 3, 1891 (66.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 4, 1891 (21.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Winnipeg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,427 |
| Number of families | 1,427 |
| Number of females | 3,337 |
| Number of males | 4,648 |
| Number of married females | 1,153 |
| Number of married males | 1,279 |
| Number of married persons | 2,432 |
| Number of widowed females | 113 |
| Number of widowed males | 67 |
| Number of widowed persons | 180 |
| POP TOT | 7,985 |
| Total population | 7,985 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,071 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,302 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,373 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 195 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,274 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,274 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 39 |
| Acres of potatoes | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 42 |
| BAR BU | 149 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,418 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 440 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,170 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 762 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 180 |
| HAY AC | 39 |
| HAY TONS | 56 |
| OAT BU | 1,418 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 12 |
| POT AC | 7 |
| POT BU | 1,170 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 56 |
| WHT AC | 42 |
| WHT SP BU | 762 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 2,071 |
| C UNMD M | 3,302 |
| C UNMD TOT | 5,373 |
| D OCC | 1,274 |
| FEMALE | 3,337 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| H CON | 195 |
| H INHAB | 1,274 |
| H UNINH | 41 |
| MALE | 4,648 |
| MD F | 1,153 |
| MD M | 1,279 |
| MD TOT | 2,432 |
| NUMBER CD | 183 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 440 |
| TUR BU | 180 |
| WID F | 113 |
| WID M | 67 |
| WID TOT | 180 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB183003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB183003— 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 1881 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). "Winnipeg, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/winnipeg-mb183003-1881/.