Brokenhead, Manitoba (1921 census)
Brokenhead was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,121. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1658376. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.129°N, 96.515°W.
Population
In 1921, Brokenhead had a population of 4,121: 2,198 male and 1,923 female residents. Population density was 14.3 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 134 townships, 1911 (5.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Brokenhead shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,923 |
| POP M | 2,198 |
| POP TOT | 4,121 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 168 |
| BAPTISTS | 46 |
| BRIT BORN F | 38 |
| BRIT BORN M | 59 |
| BRIT ENG | 178 |
| BRIT IRISH | 48 |
| BRIT OTHER | 15 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 93 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,162 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,253 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 651 |
| EUR FRENCH | 4 |
| EUR GERMAN | 634 |
| EUR HEBREW | 2 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 16 |
| EUR OTHER | 137 |
| EUR POLISH | 818 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 350 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 134 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1,037 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 723 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 886 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1,074 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 843 |
| METHODISTS | 38 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 97 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 151 |
| PROTESTANTS | 19 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,672 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB159001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB159001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1658376
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Brokenhead
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). "Brokenhead, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/brokenhead-mb159001-1921/.