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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,949 |
| 1921 | 4,121 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,121 total population, 2,198 males in the population, 1,923 females in the population, 1,253 males born in Canada, 1,162 females born in Canada, 886 males born outside the British Empire, 723 females born outside the British Empire, 59 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 38 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,037 persons of Ukrainian origin, 818 persons of Polish origin, 651 persons of Austrian origin, 634 persons of German origin, 350 persons of Russian origin, 178 persons of British origin (English), 137 persons of other European origin, 134 persons of Scandinavian origin, 93 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 48 persons of British origin (Irish), 16 persons of Italian origin, 15 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of French origin. 2 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 1,672 Roman Catholics, 1,074 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 843 Lutherans, 168 Anglicans (Church of England), 151 Presbyterians, 97 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 46 Baptists, 38 Methodists, 19 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 9 members of the Evangelical Association, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Jews, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.