Emerson, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1921 census)
Emerson, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 895. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q312121. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.007°N, 97.203°W.
Population
In 1921, Emerson, Town—Ville had a population of 895: 444 male and 451 female residents. Population density was 677.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 977 |
| 1891 | 660 |
| 1901 | 840 |
| 1911 | 1,043 |
| 1921 | 895 |
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 104 townships, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Emerson, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 451 |
| POP M | 444 |
| POP TOT | 895 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 213 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 73 |
| BRIT BORN F | 43 |
| BRIT BORN M | 61 |
| BRIT ENG | 286 |
| BRIT IRISH | 118 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 163 |
| CAN BORN F | 312 |
| CAN BORN M | 292 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 41 |
| EUR DUTCH | 8 |
| EUR FRENCH | 17 |
| EUR GERMAN | 53 |
| EUR HEBREW | 10 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| EUR POLISH | 40 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 103 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 29 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 14 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 96 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 91 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 41 |
| JEWS | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 186 |
| METHODISTS | 64 |
| OTHER SECTS | 20 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 204 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB156010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB156010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q312121
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson,_Manitoba
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_(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). "Emerson, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/emerson-town-ville-mb156010-1921/.