Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 2, Manitoba (1891 census)
Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 2 was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,097. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.890°N, 97.141°W.
Population
In 1891, Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 2 had a population of 6,097: 3,174 male and 2,923 female residents. Population density was 7037.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 6,097 |
| 1901 | 7,305 |
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 Winnipeg, 1881 (12.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 2 shared boundaries with:
- St. Boniface, Town—Ville
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 1
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 3
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 4
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 1,142 |
| Number of families | 1,142 |
| Number of females | 2,923 |
| Number of males | 3,174 |
| Number of married females | 938 |
| Number of married males | 979 |
| Number of married persons | 1,917 |
| Number of widowed females | 126 |
| Number of widowed males | 59 |
| Number of widowed persons | 185 |
| POP F | 2,923 |
| POP M | 3,174 |
| POP TOT | 6,097 |
| Total population | 6,097 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,859 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,136 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,995 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 202 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,895 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,028 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 360 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 668 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 201 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 773 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 102 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 96 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 625 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses under construction | 20 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,028 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 60 |
Agriculture (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 640 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 122 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 122 |
| Acres of land in farms | 762 |
| Acres of oats | 10 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 100 |
| BAR AC | 10 |
| BAR BU | 15 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 110 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 20 |
| Number of chickens | 1,670 |
| Number of ducks | 84 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 28 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 75 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 679 |
| Number of milk cows | 355 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 5 |
| Number of other cattle | 205 |
| Number of other fowl | 56 |
| Number of oxen | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 11 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 80 |
| Number of swine | 84 |
| Number of turkeys | 48 |
| OAT AC | 10 |
| OAT BU | 30 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 44 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 200 |
| WHT AC | 100 |
| WHT SP BU | 300 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 200 |
| CATTLE KS | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,859 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,136 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,995 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 44 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 75 |
| DUCKS | 84 |
| FAMILIES | 1,142 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 202 |
| GEESE | 28 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,670 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 679 |
| HOUSES | 1,028 |
| HOUSES B | 360 |
| HOUSES CON | 20 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 59 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 96 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 102 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 201 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 625 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 66 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 773 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 60 |
| HOUSES W | 668 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 938 |
| MD MALE | 979 |
| MD TOT | 1,917 |
| MILK COWS | 355 |
| NAME CD | Winnipeg, City—Cité |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 3 |
| OC TOT | 5 |
| OTHER FOWL | 56 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 205 |
| OTHERS | 5,895 |
| SHEEP | 11 |
| SHEEP KS | 80 |
| SUP AM | 122 |
| SUP PAT | 640 |
| SUP SC | 122 |
| SUP TOT | 762 |
| SWINE | 84 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,028 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 110 |
| TURKEY | 48 |
| WID FEM | 126 |
| WID MALE | 59 |
| WID TOT | 185 |
| WORKING OX | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB010002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB012002— 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). "Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 2, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/winnipeg-ward-quartier-no-2-mb010002-1891/.