Arthur, Manitoba (1921 census)
Arthur was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,588. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1658061. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.178°N, 100.974°W.
Population
In 1921, Arthur had a population of 1,588: 899 male and 689 female residents. Population density was 5.3 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in 103 townships, 1911 (7.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Arthur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 689 |
| POP M | 899 |
| POP TOT | 1,588 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 351 |
| BAPTISTS | 54 |
| BRIT BORN F | 127 |
| BRIT BORN M | 206 |
| BRIT ENG | 600 |
| BRIT IRISH | 336 |
| BRIT OTHER | 46 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 431 |
| CAN BORN F | 525 |
| CAN BORN M | 636 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 4 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 18 |
| EUR DUTCH | 35 |
| EUR FRENCH | 15 |
| EUR GERMAN | 45 |
| EUR POLISH | 5 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 41 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 37 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 57 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 5 |
| INDIAN | 8 |
| LUTHERANS | 18 |
| METHODISTS | 357 |
| OTHER SECTS | 18 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 744 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB158002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB158002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1658061
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Arthur
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_(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). "Arthur, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/arthur-mb158002-1921/.