Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 5, Manitoba (1891 census)
Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 5 was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 7,086. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.914°N, 97.155°W.
Population
In 1891, Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 5 had a population of 7,086: 3,731 male and 3,355 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 7,086 |
| 1901 | 12,697 |
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 Kildonan, 1881 (7.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 5 shared boundaries with:
- Assiniboia
- Kildonan
- St. Boniface, Town—Ville
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- Winnipeg, Ward—Quartier No. 6
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 136 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 | 1,418 |
| Number of families | 1,418 |
| Number of females | 3,355 |
| Number of males | 3,731 |
| Number of married females | 1,261 |
| Number of married males | 1,301 |
| Number of married persons | 2,562 |
| Number of widowed females | 133 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 190 |
| POP F | 3,355 |
| POP M | 3,731 |
| POP TOT | 7,086 |
| Total population | 7,086 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,961 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,373 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,334 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 76 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 7,010 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 1,355 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 134 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,221 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 16 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 753 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 126 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 576 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 159 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 303 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 178 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 528 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,356 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 85 |
Agriculture (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 138 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 38 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 38 |
| Acres of land in farms | 176 |
| Acres of oats | 35 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 40 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,100 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 100 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,000 |
| Number of chickens | 3,005 |
| Number of ducks | 110 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 29 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 9 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 241 |
| Number of milk cows | 269 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 2 |
| Number of other cattle | 57 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 1 |
| Number of swine | 21 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 152 |
| Number of turkeys | 67 |
| OAT AC | 35 |
| OAT BU | 1,100 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,300 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,300 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,000 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,961 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,373 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 4,334 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 9 |
| DUCKS | 110 |
| FAMILIES | 1,418 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 76 |
| GEESE | 29 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,005 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 241 |
| HOUSES | 1,355 |
| HOUSES B | 134 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 178 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 303 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 753 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 528 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 159 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 126 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 576 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 85 |
| HOUSES W | 1,221 |
| MD FEM | 1,261 |
| MD MALE | 1,301 |
| MD TOT | 2,562 |
| MILK COWS | 269 |
| NAME CD | Winnipeg, City—Cité |
| OC P | 2 |
| OC TOT | 2 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 57 |
| OTHERS | 7,010 |
| SHEEP | 1 |
| SUP AM | 38 |
| SUP PAT | 138 |
| SUP SC | 38 |
| SUP TOT | 176 |
| SWINE | 21 |
| SWINE KS | 152 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,356 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 100 |
| TURKEY | 67 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 133 |
| WID MALE | 57 |
| WID TOT | 190 |
| WORKING OX | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB010005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB012005— 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. 5, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/winnipeg-ward-quartier-no-5-mb010005-1891/.