Norfolk S, Manitoba (1921 census)
Norfolk S was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,330. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.670°N, 98.588°W.
Population
In 1921, Norfolk S had a population of 3,330: 1,805 male and 1,525 female residents. Population density was 12.0 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 (7.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Norfolk S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,525 |
| POP M | 1,805 |
| POP TOT | 3,330 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 562 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 49 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 182 |
| BRIT BORN M | 258 |
| BRIT ENG | 956 |
| BRIT IRISH | 664 |
| BRIT OTHER | 22 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 695 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,164 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,273 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 7 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 3 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 60 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 44 |
| EUR DUTCH | 41 |
| EUR FRENCH | 629 |
| EUR GERMAN | 29 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 2 |
| EUR OTHER | 138 |
| EUR POLISH | 8 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 7 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 20 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 179 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 274 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 20 |
| LUTHERANS | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 705 |
| MORMONS | 45 |
| OTHER SECTS | 37 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 969 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 898 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB161006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB161006— 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). "Norfolk S, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/norfolk-s-mb161006-1921/.