Pembina, Manitoba (1921 census)
Pembina was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,880. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1660959. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.174°N, 98.501°W.
Population
In 1921, Pembina had a population of 3,880: 2,160 male and 1,720 female residents. Population density was 8.8 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 47 townships, 1911 (25.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Pembina shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,720 |
| POP M | 2,160 |
| POP TOT | 3,880 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 13 |
| ANGLICANS | 864 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 145 |
| BRETHREN | 56 |
| BRIT BORN F | 244 |
| BRIT BORN M | 390 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,445 |
| BRIT IRISH | 903 |
| BRIT OTHER | 44 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 822 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,326 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,555 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 28 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 37 |
| EUR DUTCH | 58 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 114 |
| EUR GERMAN | 173 |
| EUR HEBREW | 7 |
| EUR OTHER | 25 |
| EUR POLISH | 39 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 85 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 88 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 150 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 215 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 18 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 144 |
| MENNONITES | 27 |
| METHODISTS | 1,033 |
| OTHER SECTS | 88 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,275 |
| PROTESTANTS | 8 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 200 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB157004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB157004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1660959
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Pembina
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). "Pembina, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/pembina-mb157004-1921/.