Grey, Manitoba (1921 census)
Grey was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,520. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1659931. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.710°N, 98.073°W.
Population
In 1921, Grey had a population of 3,520: 1,946 male and 1,574 female residents. Population density was 9.4 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 104 townships, 1911 (10.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Grey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,574 |
| POP M | 1,946 |
| POP TOT | 3,520 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 338 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 5 |
| ASIA OTHER | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 62 |
| BRIT BORN F | 121 |
| BRIT BORN M | 172 |
| BRIT ENG | 675 |
| BRIT IRISH | 481 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 434 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,122 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,324 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 8 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 33 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 3 |
| EUR DUTCH | 13 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,544 |
| EUR GERMAN | 77 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 2 |
| EUR OTHER | 10 |
| EUR POLISH | 13 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 15 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 181 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 24 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 331 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 450 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 61 |
| LUTHERANS | 171 |
| MENNONITES | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 456 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| OTHER SECTS | 24 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 530 |
| PROTESTANTS | 80 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,768 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB160005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB160005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1659931
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Grey
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). "Grey, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/grey-mb160005-1921/.