Maniwaki, Quebec (1891 census)
Maniwaki was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 966. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141777. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.364°N, 76.063°W.
Population
In 1891, Maniwaki had a population of 966: 511 male and 455 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 966 |
| 1901 | 1,512 |
| 1911 | 592 |
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 Egan, Maniwaki, 1881 (38.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Maniwaki shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 966 total population, 511 males, 455 females, 310 married persons, 172 families, 157 married females, 153 married males, 35 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 621 single persons under 18, 346 single males under 18, 275 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 486 French Canadians, 480 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 156 occupied houses, 118 houses, 116 houses built of wood, 107 houses of 1 story, 38 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 36 houses of 2 rooms, 22 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 1 room, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,039 pounds of homemade butter, 7,695 bushels of potatoes, 5,528 acres of land in farms, 4,175 bushels of oats, 3,652 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,091 bushels of turnips, 1,876 acres of improved land in farms, 1,596 acres of farmland under crops, 1,138 chickens, 831 acres of hay crops, 585 tons of hay, 501 bushels of peas, 446 bushels of buckwheat, 284 acres of oats, 270 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 268 bushels of spring wheat, 243 acres of farmland in pasture, 164 milk cows, 161 swine, 135 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 132 horses aged over 3 years, 125 cattle killed or sold, 119 sheep, 117 occupants of farms, 117 swine slaughtered or sold, 106 other cattle, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 84 acres of potatoes, 78 farm occupants who own their land, 56 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 50 bushels of corn, 44 sheep slaughtered or sold, 38 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 37 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 36 farm occupants who rent their land, 34 acres of wheat, 32 turkeys, 30 ducks, 14 geese, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 acres of turnips, 8 bushels of beans, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 employees on farms, 3 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141777
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniwaki
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniwaki
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). "Maniwaki, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/maniwaki-qc176026-1891/.