Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 4, Manitoba (1891 census)
Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 4 was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 8,266. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.907°N, 97.162°W.
Population
In 1891, Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 4 had a population of 8,266: 4,347 male and 3,919 female residents. Population density was 5459.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 8,266 |
| 1901 | 11,552 |
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 (21.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 4 shared boundaries with:
- Assiniboia
- St. Boniface, Town—Ville
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 2
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 3
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 5
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 126 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 1,645 |
| Number of families | 1,645 |
| Number of females | 3,919 |
| Number of males | 4,347 |
| Number of married females | 1,346 |
| Number of married males | 1,398 |
| Number of married persons | 2,744 |
| Number of widowed females | 191 |
| Number of widowed males | 81 |
| Number of widowed persons | 272 |
| POP F | 3,919 |
| POP M | 4,347 |
| POP TOT | 8,266 |
| Total population | 8,266 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,382 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,868 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,250 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 159 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 8,107 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,407 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 237 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,170 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 430 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 931 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 43 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 188 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 180 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 821 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,407 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 65 |
Agriculture (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,655 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 185 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 185 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,840 |
| Acres of oats | 40 |
| Acres of wheat | 145 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,200 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,700 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 71 |
| Number of chickens | 2,662 |
| Number of ducks | 58 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 73 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 721 |
| Number of milk cows | 553 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 2 |
| Number of other cattle | 454 |
| Number of other fowl | 32 |
| Number of oxen | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 171 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 56 |
| Number of swine | 58 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 61 |
| Number of turkeys | 17 |
| OAT AC | 40 |
| OAT BU | 1,200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 784 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,150 |
| WHT AC | 145 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,700 |
Other recorded variables (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,150 |
| CATTLE KS | 71 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,382 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,868 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 5,250 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 784 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 73 |
| DUCKS | 58 |
| FAMILIES | 1,645 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 159 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,662 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 721 |
| HOUSES | 1,407 |
| HOUSES B | 237 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 180 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 188 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 430 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 821 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 79 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 62 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 931 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 65 |
| HOUSES W | 1,170 |
| MD FEM | 1,346 |
| MD MALE | 1,398 |
| MD TOT | 2,744 |
| MILK COWS | 553 |
| NAME CD | Winnipeg, City—Cité |
| OC P | 2 |
| OC TOT | 2 |
| OTHER FOWL | 32 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 454 |
| OTHERS | 8,107 |
| SHEEP | 171 |
| SHEEP KS | 56 |
| SUP AM | 185 |
| SUP PAT | 1,655 |
| SUP SC | 185 |
| SUP TOT | 1,840 |
| SWINE | 58 |
| SWINE KS | 61 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,407 |
| TURKEY | 17 |
| WID FEM | 191 |
| WID MALE | 81 |
| WID TOT | 272 |
| WORKING OX | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB010004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB012004— 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. 4, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/winnipeg-ward-quartier-no-4-mb010004-1891/.