Gilbert Plains, Manitoba (1921 census)
Gilbert Plains was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,963. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1659686. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.154°N, 100.440°W.
Population
In 1921, Gilbert Plains had a population of 3,963: 2,178 male and 1,785 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,694 |
| 1921 | 3,963 |
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 282 townships, 1911 (3.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Gilbert Plains shared boundaries with:
- Dauphin
- Ethelbert
- Gilbert Plains, VL
- Grandview
- Unorganized territory between tps . 18 & 23 r. 16 & 26 W.P.M.
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,963 total population, 2,178 males in the population, 1,785 females in the population, 1,544 males born in Canada, 1,313 females born in Canada, 520 males born outside the British Empire, 400 females born outside the British Empire, 114 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 72 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,246 persons of Ukrainian origin, 750 persons of Austrian origin, 701 persons of British origin (English), 497 persons of British origin (Irish), 492 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 80 persons of German origin, 50 persons of Polish origin, 44 persons of Dutch origin, 40 persons of Scandinavian origin, 23 persons of French origin, 20 persons of other European origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Belgian origin, 3 persons of Russian origin. 1 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 1,599 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 764 Presbyterians, 477 Roman Catholics, 387 Methodists, 337 Anglicans (Church of England), 256 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 49 Lutherans, 41 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 38 Baptists, 10 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB168002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB168002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1659686
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Gilbert_Plains
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). "Gilbert Plains, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/gilbert-plains-mb168002-1921/.