Franklin, Manitoba (1921 census)
Franklin was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,668. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1659670. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.137°N, 97.009°W.
Population
In 1921, Franklin had a population of 3,668: 1,987 male and 1,681 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,662 |
| 1901 | 4,690 |
| 1921 | 3,668 |
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 contained Thibeauville pr, 1911 (5.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Franklin 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 3,668 total population, 1,987 males in the population, 1,681 females in the population, 1,299 males born in Canada, 1,136 females born in Canada, 564 males born outside the British Empire, 444 females born outside the British Empire, 124 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 101 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 708 persons of Austrian origin, 601 persons of British origin (English), 464 persons of Ukrainian origin, 451 persons of British origin (Irish), 392 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 380 persons of Russian origin, 287 persons of German origin, 207 persons of Polish origin, 98 persons of French origin, 41 persons of Scandinavian origin, 9 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. 22 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 867 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 703 Lutherans, 655 Presbyterians, 462 Roman Catholics, 309 Anglicans (Church of England), 296 Methodists, 198 Baptists, 88 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 51 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 22 Jews, 10 Mennonites, 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Congregationalists, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB156002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB156002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1659670
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Franklin
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_(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). "Franklin, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/franklin-mb156002-1921/.