Birtle, Manitoba (1921 census)
Birtle was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,980. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1658106. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.461°N, 100.991°W.
Population
In 1921, Birtle had a population of 1,980: 1,150 male and 830 female residents. Population density was 6.0 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 128 townships, 1911 (7.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Birtle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 830 |
| POP M | 1,150 |
| POP TOT | 1,980 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 713 |
| BAPTISTS | 77 |
| BRIT BORN F | 223 |
| BRIT BORN M | 362 |
| BRIT ENG | 902 |
| BRIT IRISH | 339 |
| BRIT OTHER | 38 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 491 |
| CAN BORN F | 559 |
| CAN BORN M | 723 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 25 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 14 |
| EUR FRENCH | 25 |
| EUR GERMAN | 26 |
| EUR POLISH | 10 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 21 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 9 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 76 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 48 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 65 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 86 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 18 |
| METHODISTS | 325 |
| OTHER SECTS | 42 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 631 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 83 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB165002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB165002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1658106
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Birtle
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birtle_(municipalit%C3%A9_rurale)
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). "Birtle, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/birtle-mb165002-1921/.