Gimli, VL, Manitoba (1921 census)
Gimli, VL was a village in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 617. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.634°N, 96.999°W.
Population
In 1921, Gimli, VL had a population of 617: 308 male and 309 female residents. Population density was 615.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 496 |
| 1921 | 617 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Gimli, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 309 |
| POP M | 308 |
| POP TOT | 617 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 5 |
| ANGLICANS | 22 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 8 |
| BRIT BORN F | 9 |
| BRIT BORN M | 10 |
| BRIT ENG | 47 |
| BRIT IRISH | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 9 |
| CAN BORN F | 172 |
| CAN BORN M | 176 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 28 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 520 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 128 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 122 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| JEWS | 28 |
| LUTHERANS | 359 |
| METHODISTS | 9 |
| OTHER SECTS | 161 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 16 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB166013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB166013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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, VL, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/gimli-vl-mb166013-1921/.