Birtle, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1921 census)
Birtle, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 560. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q86586. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.425°N, 101.048°W.
Population
In 1921, Birtle, Town—Ville had a population of 560: 272 male and 288 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 338 |
| 1901 | 466 |
| 1911 | 580 |
| 1921 | 560 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Birtle, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 560 total population, 288 females in the population, 272 males in the population, 185 females born in Canada, 156 males born in Canada, 104 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 94 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 12 males born outside the British Empire, 9 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 350 persons of British origin (English), 93 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 86 persons of British origin (Irish), 7 persons of Austrian origin, 7 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 205 Anglicans (Church of England), 175 Presbyterians, 133 Methodists, 19 Baptists, 15 Roman Catholics, 6 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 Lutherans, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB165015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB165015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q86586
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birtle,_Manitoba
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birtle_(Manitoba)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "Birtle, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/birtle-town-ville-mb165015-1921/.