Gilbert Plains, VL, Manitoba (1921 census)
Gilbert Plains, VL was a village in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 737. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q117978. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.147°N, 100.484°W.
Population
In 1921, Gilbert Plains, VL had a population of 737: 369 male and 368 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,694 |
| 1911 | 542 |
| 1921 | 737 |
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, Gilbert Plains, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 737 total population, 369 males in the population, 368 females in the population, 302 females born in Canada, 291 males born in Canada, 46 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 37 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 32 males born outside the British Empire, 29 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 214 persons of British origin (English), 200 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 192 persons of British origin (Irish), 26 persons of Dutch origin, 25 persons of Austrian origin, 24 persons of German origin, 21 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of other European origin, 4 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. 16 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 334 Presbyterians, 157 Anglicans (Church of England), 99 Methodists, 42 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 39 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 34 Roman Catholics, 16 Jews, 7 Baptists, 4 Congregationalists, 3 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB168015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB168015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q117978
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Plains
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). "Gilbert Plains, VL, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/gilbert-plains-vl-mb168015-1921/.