Elton, Manitoba (1921 census)
Elton was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,936. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1659577. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.975°N, 99.866°W.
Population
In 1921, Elton had a population of 1,936: 1,081 male and 855 female residents. Population density was 8.7 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 (7.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Elton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 855 |
| POP M | 1,081 |
| POP TOT | 1,936 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 329 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 30 |
| BRIT BORN F | 136 |
| BRIT BORN M | 202 |
| BRIT ENG | 761 |
| BRIT IRISH | 456 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 556 |
| CAN BORN F | 683 |
| CAN BORN M | 832 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 25 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 9 |
| EUR DUTCH | 12 |
| EUR FRENCH | 5 |
| EUR GERMAN | 40 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 23 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 23 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 36 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 47 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 30 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 499 |
| OTHER SECTS | 69 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 921 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 43 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB161004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB161004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1659577
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Elton
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). "Elton, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/elton-mb161004-1921/.