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 Q18702171. 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 density was 9.8 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 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,785 |
| POP M | 2,178 |
| POP TOT | 3,963 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 337 |
| BAPTISTS | 38 |
| BRIT BORN F | 72 |
| BRIT BORN M | 114 |
| BRIT ENG | 701 |
| BRIT IRISH | 497 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 492 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,313 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,544 |
| CHRISTIANS | 10 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 750 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 5 |
| EUR DUTCH | 44 |
| EUR FRENCH | 23 |
| EUR GERMAN | 80 |
| EUR OTHER | 20 |
| EUR POLISH | 50 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 40 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1,246 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 400 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 520 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1,599 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 49 |
| METHODISTS | 387 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 256 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 764 |
| PROTESTANTS | 41 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 477 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
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: Q18702171
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Plains_Municipality
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/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/.