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 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 density was 4.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,495 |
| 1901 | 2,460 |
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 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.70 |
| FAM NO | 402 |
| Number of families | 402 |
| Number of females | 643 |
| Number of males | 852 |
| Number of married females | 227 |
| Number of married males | 233 |
| Number of married persons | 460 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 643 |
| POP M | 852 |
| POP TOT | 1,495 |
| Total population | 1,495 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 398 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 595 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 993 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 25 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,470 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 10 |
| Number of houses | 387 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 382 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 16 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 177 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 210 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 126 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 397 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 447 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 158 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 77,098 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,554 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 27,456 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 27,614 |
| Acres of land in farms | 108,266 |
| Acres of oats | 5,141 |
| Acres of potatoes | 130 |
| Acres of turnips | 48 |
| Acres of wheat | 21,748 |
| BAR AC | 447 |
| BAR BU | 15,065 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 15,065 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 212,075 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 295 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,475 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 505,710 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,955 |
| HAY TONS | 6,124 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 231 |
| Number of chickens | 8,514 |
| Number of ducks | 94 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 359 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 33 |
| Number of geese | 169 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 438 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,106 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,047 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 392 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,489 |
| Number of oxen | 324 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 183 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 203 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 378 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 120 |
| Number of swine | 1,207 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 733 |
| Number of turkeys | 253 |
| OAT AC | 5,141 |
| OAT BU | 212,075 |
| PEA BU | 295 |
| POT AC | 130 |
| POT BU | 25,475 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 398 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,790 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 91,950 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,124 |
| WHT AC | 21,748 |
| WHT SP BU | 505,710 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 183 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 203 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 91,950 |
| CATTLE KS | 231 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 398 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 595 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 993 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 398 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 438 |
| DUCKS | 94 |
| FAMILIES | 402 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,790 |
| FRN CA | 25 |
| GEESE | 169 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,514 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,106 |
| HOUSES | 387 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 89 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 177 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 126 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 110 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 210 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 382 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 227 |
| MD MALE | 233 |
| MD TOT | 460 |
| MILK COWS | 1,047 |
| NAME CD | Selkirk |
| OC F | 33 |
| OC P | 359 |
| OC TOT | 392 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,489 |
| OTHERS | 1,470 |
| SHEEP | 378 |
| SHEEP KS | 120 |
| SUP AM | 27,614 |
| SUP FOR | 3,554 |
| SUP JV | 158 |
| SUP PAT | 77,098 |
| SUP SC | 27,456 |
| SUP TOT | 108,266 |
| SWINE | 1,207 |
| SWINE KS | 733 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 397 |
| TUR AC | 48 |
| TUR BU | 13,955 |
| TURKEY | 253 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 10 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
| WORKING OX | 324 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB009030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB006019— 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). "Woodworth, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/woodworth-mb009030-1891/.