Woodlands, Manitoba (1891 census)
Woodlands was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,032. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q8032908. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.235°N, 97.702°W.
Population
In 1891, Woodlands had a population of 1,032: 593 male and 439 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,253 |
| 1891 | 1,032 |
| 1901 | 1,199 |
| 1921 | 1,977 |
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 Woodlands, 1881 (58.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Woodlands shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,032 total population, 593 males, 439 females, 327 married persons, 192 families, 164 married males, 163 married females, 22 widowed persons, 15 widowed males, 7 widowed females, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 683 single persons under 18, 414 single males under 18, 269 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,018 persons who are not French Canadian, 14 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 188 occupied houses, 185 houses, 183 houses built of wood, 177 houses of 1 story, 77 uninhabited houses, 51 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 39 houses of 2 rooms, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of 1 room, 8 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 83,643 pounds of homemade butter, 68,069 bushels of oats, 39,141 bushels of spring wheat, 38,865 acres of land in farms, 28,389 acres of farmland in pasture, 16,215 bushels of potatoes, 15,720 bushels of barley, 10,542 tons of hay, 6,024 bushels of turnips, 5,265 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,211 acres of improved land in farms, 5,096 acres of farmland under crops, 2,671 other cattle, 2,545 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,257 acres of oats, 2,141 acres of wheat, 1,428 milk cows, 1,403 chickens, 979 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 593 acres of barley, 574 cattle killed or sold, 522 swine, 477 horses aged over 3 years, 379 swine slaughtered or sold, 296 horses aged 3 years and under, 234 sheep, 217 turkeys, 213 occupants of farms, 198 farm occupants who own their land, 180 oxen, 157 other fowl, 115 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 111 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 104 acres of potatoes, 89 ducks, 85 geese, 52 sheep slaughtered or sold, 42 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 acres of turnips, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB006017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB163009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q8032908
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlands,_Manitoba
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). "Woodlands, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/woodlands-mb006017-1891/.