Fisher Branch, Manitoba (1921 census)
Fisher Branch was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,928. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5454766. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.127°N, 97.673°W.
Population
In 1921, Fisher Branch had a population of 1,928: 1,065 male and 863 female residents.
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 282 townships, 1911 (2.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Fisher Branch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,928 total population, 1,065 males in the population, 863 females in the population, 623 males born in Canada, 517 females born in Canada, 369 males born outside the British Empire, 299 females born outside the British Empire, 73 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 47 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 646 persons of Ukrainian origin, 495 persons of French origin, 237 persons of British origin (English), 128 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 111 persons of British origin (Irish), 72 persons of Polish origin, 70 persons of Dutch origin, 60 persons of Scandinavian origin, 28 persons of Russian origin, 16 persons of Austrian origin, 10 persons of other European origin, 10 persons of Syrian origin, 9 persons of German origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 22 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 3 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 712 Roman Catholics, 603 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 336 Anglicans (Church of England), 85 Presbyterians, 65 Lutherans, 40 Methodists, 30 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 26 Baptists, 22 Jews, 6 adherents of Eastern religions, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB166006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB166006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5454766
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_Branch,_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). "Fisher Branch, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/fisher-branch-mb166006-1921/.