Birch River, Manitoba (1921 census)
Birch River was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,247. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.664°N, 95.914°W.
Population
In 1921, Birch River had a population of 1,247: 678 male and 569 female residents. Population density was 3.3 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Birch River shared boundaries with:
- Ste Anne
- Unorganized parts between tps 10 & 3 EPM to the provincial boundary
- Unorganized parts between tps. 9 & 21 E.P.M. to the provincial boundary
- Whitemouth
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 569 |
| POP M | 678 |
| POP TOT | 1,247 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 14 |
| BRIT BORN F | 12 |
| BRIT BORN M | 15 |
| BRIT ENG | 35 |
| BRIT IRISH | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 10 |
| CAN BORN F | 329 |
| CAN BORN M | 354 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 41 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 14 |
| EUR POLISH | 86 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 15 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1,036 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 228 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 309 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 797 |
| METHODISTS | 5 |
| OTHER SECTS | 10 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 23 |
| PROTESTANTS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 395 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB155001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB155001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Birch River, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/birch-river-mb155001-1921/.