Winnipegosis, VL, Manitoba (1921 census)
Winnipegosis, VL was a village in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 750. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2584775. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.646°N, 99.931°W.
Population
In 1921, Winnipegosis, VL had a population of 750: 377 male and 373 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 518 |
| 1921 | 750 |
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, Winnipegosis, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 750 total population, 377 males in the population, 373 females in the population, 277 females born in Canada, 260 males born in Canada, 87 males born outside the British Empire, 69 females born outside the British Empire, 30 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 27 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 162 persons of Scandinavian origin, 130 persons of British origin (English), 122 persons of Ukrainian origin, 118 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 62 persons of British origin (Irish), 36 persons of French origin, 10 persons of German origin, 7 persons of Syrian origin, 3 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 89 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). 11 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 159 Lutherans, 148 Methodists, 139 Roman Catholics, 118 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 76 Anglicans (Church of England), 66 Presbyterians, 21 Baptists, 11 Jews, 7 Adventists, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB167010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB167010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2584775
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipegosis
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipegosis
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). "Winnipegosis, VL, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/winnipegosis-vl-mb167010-1921/.