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Manitoba in the Canadian Censuses

Population Schedules - Online Records

The Manitoba Province first appeared in the 1881 Canada census and was included in the censuses thereafter.

• Links to all Canada Census
• Library and Archives of Canada - more census information

1881	1891	1901
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1911	1921	1931
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Local, Territory, and Province Censuses

For those living in Manitoba before it became a province in 1870, they were enumerated in the Manitoba census, Red River census, and northwest provinces census.

1830-1870 Manitoba Census	1831-1847 Red River Census	1832-1870 Red River and Manitoba Census	1832, 1833, 1849 Red River Census
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Northwest and Prairie Province Censuses

Manitoba was included in the 1906, 1916, and 1926 Northwest and Prairie Province enumerations.

1906 Northwest Provinces Census	1916 Prairie Provinces Census	1926 Prairie Provinces Census
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Non-population Schedules

1871 Mortality Schedule
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Additional Resources

• Abbreviations and Acronyms in Canadian censuses at Statistics Canada
• In Canada, some censuses were enumerated in French, English or both languages. French Genealogical Word List

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