Selkirk, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1921 census)
Selkirk, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,726. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1018239. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.152°N, 96.899°W.
Population
In 1921, Selkirk, Town—Ville had a population of 3,726: 1,948 male and 1,778 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 950 |
| 1901 | 2,188 |
| 1911 | 2,977 |
| 1921 | 3,726 |
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, Selkirk, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,726 total population, 1,948 males in the population, 1,778 females in the population, 1,209 males born in Canada, 1,180 females born in Canada, 470 males born outside the British Empire, 386 females born outside the British Empire, 269 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 212 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 906 persons of Scandinavian origin, 892 persons of British origin (English), 757 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 256 persons of British origin (Irish), 171 persons of French origin, 153 persons of Ukrainian origin, 142 persons of Austrian origin, 116 persons of Polish origin, 37 persons of Russian origin, 33 persons of British origin (other), 29 persons of other European origin, 28 persons of German origin, 16 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 9 persons of Belgian origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of Finnish origin, 4 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 85 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 58 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 4 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 964 Anglicans (Church of England), 841 Lutherans, 633 Presbyterians, 535 Roman Catholics, 286 Methodists, 167 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 85 Jews, 83 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 45 Salvation Army adherents, 31 Baptists, 16 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 Congregationalists, 9 Mennonites, 8 Brethren, 8 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 5 adherents of Eastern religions, 5 Adventists, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB163010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB163010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1018239
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkirk,_Manitoba
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkirk_(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). "Selkirk, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/selkirk-town-ville-mb163010-1921/.