Woodworth, Manitoba (1891 census)
Woodworth was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,495. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1662033. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.931°N, 100.683°W.
Population
In 1891, Woodworth had a population of 1,495: 852 male and 643 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,495 |
| 1901 | 2,460 |
| 1921 | 2,245 |
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 South Western, 1881 (3.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Woodworth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,495 total population, 852 males, 643 females, 460 married persons, 402 families, 233 married males, 227 married females, 42 widowed persons, 24 widowed males, 18 widowed females, 3.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 993 single persons under 18, 595 single males under 18, 398 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,470 persons who are not French Canadian, 25 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 397 occupied houses, 387 houses, 382 houses built of wood, 210 houses of 2 stories, 177 houses of 1 story, 126 houses of 3 rooms, 110 houses of 2 rooms, 89 houses of 4 rooms, 34 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 1 room, 14 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 10 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 8 houses under construction, 3 houses built of stone, 2 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 505,710 bushels of spring wheat, 212,075 bushels of oats, 108,266 acres of land in farms, 91,950 pounds of homemade butter, 77,098 acres of farmland in pasture, 27,614 acres of improved land in farms, 27,456 acres of farmland under crops, 25,475 bushels of potatoes, 21,748 acres of wheat, 15,065 bushels of barley, 13,955 bushels of turnips, 8,514 chickens, 6,124 tons of hay, 5,141 acres of oats, 3,554 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,790 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,489 other cattle, 1,207 swine, 1,106 horses aged over 3 years, 1,047 milk cows, 733 swine slaughtered or sold, 447 acres of barley, 438 horses aged 3 years and under, 398 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 392 occupants of farms, 378 sheep, 359 farm occupants who own their land, 324 oxen, 295 bushels of peas, 253 turkeys, 231 cattle killed or sold, 203 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 183 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 169 geese, 158 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 130 acres of potatoes, 120 sheep slaughtered or sold, 94 ducks, 48 acres of turnips, 33 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 bushels of beans, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB162007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1662033
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Woodworth
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodworth_(municipalit%C3%A9_rurale)
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). "Woodworth, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/woodworth-mb009030-1891/.