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For information about censuses transcribed or indexed by bodies other than MHSA, see mennonites.ca and select the geography of interest. The MHSA has been involved in some transcription work for both Canada and Russia. Background to Censuses in CanadaCensus records in Canada have been collected by the federal government systematically since 1851, on an every decade basis. After a time, the data grew so valuable, that the decision was to collect it more frequently - on a five-year basis. Originally established by act of Parliament, census records capture information for the federal government in order to implement democractic representation by population. The core part of a census is simply documenting the count of eligible voters by geographic distribution. Over the years, in Canada, the census has moved from a simple tool to one that collects a great deal of information that when summarized, assists in public policy & program planning, distribution of grants, etc. And, when the records become of a certain age, the originals become available to the public as valuable genealogical sources of family connections and life details. The publically-available Canadian census records that are helpful to "Russian" Mennonites were collected in 1881, 1891, 1901, 1906 & 1911. Subsequent records are still closed for privacy reasons. Occasionally, local or specific censuses are also collected, as is the case of the 1880 Village Census of the Mennonite West Reserve published in a book of the same name (available for purchase from the MHSA). 1881Information was collected from residents of Canada as of 4 Apr 1881. Having found a "hit" in the index, the researcher can go to larger libraries and view the handwritten records on microfilm. Names of households members and their ages for Mennonite communities of southern Manitoba have also been published in a chapter of the Bergthal Gemeinde Buch available for purchase from the MHSA.
1891Information was collected from residents of Canada as of 6 Apr 1891.
1901Information was collected from residents of Canada as of 31 Mar 1901.
1906Information was collected from residents of Canada as of 1 Jun 1891.
1911Information was collected from residents of Canada as of 1 Jun 1891.
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