Shoal Lake, VL, Manitoba (1921 census)
Shoal Lake, VL was a village in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 673. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q25247456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.439°N, 100.588°W.
Population
In 1921, Shoal Lake, VL had a population of 673: 355 male and 318 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,221 |
| 1911 | 591 |
| 1921 | 673 |
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, Shoal Lake, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 673 total population, 355 males in the population, 318 females in the population, 248 males born in Canada, 226 females born in Canada, 69 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 61 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 38 males born outside the British Empire, 31 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 251 persons of British origin (English), 164 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 102 persons of Austrian origin, 98 persons of British origin (Irish), 26 persons of German origin, 13 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 2 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 222 Presbyterians, 208 Anglicans (Church of England), 98 Methodists, 94 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 19 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 15 Roman Catholics, 7 Baptists, 5 Congregationalists, 3 adherents of Eastern religions, 2 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB165020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB165020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q25247456
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoal_Lake,_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). "Shoal Lake, VL, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/shoal-lake-vl-mb165020-1921/.