Gimli, Manitoba (1921 census)
Gimli was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,491. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1524758. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.662°N, 96.938°W.
Population
In 1921, Gimli had a population of 2,491: 1,296 male and 1,195 female residents. Population density was 7.7 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 134 townships, 1911 (6.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Gimli shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,195 |
| POP M | 1,296 |
| POP TOT | 2,491 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 158 |
| BAPTISTS | 20 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 75 |
| BRIT BORN M | 78 |
| BRIT ENG | 205 |
| BRIT IRISH | 88 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 96 |
| CAN BORN F | 717 |
| CAN BORN M | 771 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 10 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 748 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 11 |
| EUR GERMAN | 62 |
| EUR OTHER | 15 |
| EUR POLISH | 332 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 16 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 585 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 330 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 403 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 447 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 561 |
| LUTHERANS | 445 |
| METHODISTS | 44 |
| OTHER SECTS | 148 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 117 |
| PROTESTANTS | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 970 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB166007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB166007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1524758
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Gimli
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_(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). "Gimli, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/gimli-mb166007-1921/.