Edward, Manitoba (1921 census)
Edward was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,514. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1659535. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.177°N, 101.243°W.
Population
In 1921, Edward had a population of 1,514: 846 male and 668 female residents. Population density was 5.1 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 103 townships, 1911 (7.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Edward 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 | 668 |
| POP M | 846 |
| POP TOT | 1,514 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 365 |
| BAPTISTS | 22 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 109 |
| BRIT BORN M | 196 |
| BRIT ENG | 566 |
| BRIT IRISH | 344 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 430 |
| CAN BORN F | 517 |
| CAN BORN M | 586 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 12 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 13 |
| EUR DUTCH | 18 |
| EUR FRENCH | 17 |
| EUR GERMAN | 42 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR POLISH | 11 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 45 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 42 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 64 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 14 |
| LUTHERANS | 52 |
| METHODISTS | 317 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 665 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 72 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB158005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB158005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1659535
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Edward
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_(Manitoba)
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). "Edward, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/edward-mb158005-1921/.