Cornwallis, Manitoba (1921 census)
Cornwallis was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,279. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1658881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.798°N, 99.848°W.
Population
In 1921, Cornwallis had a population of 1,279: 711 male and 568 female residents. Population density was 5.8 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 78 townships, 1911 (7.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Cornwallis 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 | 568 |
| POP M | 711 |
| POP TOT | 1,279 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 259 |
| BAPTISTS | 23 |
| BRIT BORN F | 101 |
| BRIT BORN M | 160 |
| BRIT ENG | 482 |
| BRIT IRISH | 195 |
| BRIT OTHER | 15 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 317 |
| CAN BORN F | 437 |
| CAN BORN M | 511 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 62 |
| EUR DUTCH | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 3 |
| EUR GERMAN | 24 |
| EUR POLISH | 28 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 12 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 30 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 40 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 7 |
| INDIAN | 126 |
| LUTHERANS | 21 |
| METHODISTS | 340 |
| OTHER SECTS | 39 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 470 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 111 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 8 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB161001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB161001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1658881
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Cornwallis
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). "Cornwallis, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/cornwallis-mb161001-1921/.