Pipestone, Manitoba (1921 census)
Pipestone was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,251. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1660980. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.666°N, 101.148°W.
Population
In 1921, Pipestone had a population of 3,251: 1,772 male and 1,479 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,100 |
| 1901 | 1,592 |
| 1921 | 3,251 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 78 townships, 1911 (15.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Reston vl (T7 R27 MW1), 1911 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Pipestone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,251 total population, 1,772 males in the population, 1,479 females in the population, 1,190 males born in Canada, 1,109 females born in Canada, 421 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 278 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 161 males born outside the British Empire, 92 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,048 persons of British origin (English), 1,019 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 621 persons of British origin (Irish), 105 persons of Belgian origin, 101 persons of German origin, 96 persons of French origin, 76 persons of Scandinavian origin, 47 persons of Austrian origin, 45 persons of Polish origin, 28 persons of Ukrainian origin, 14 persons of Russian origin, 11 persons of Italian origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 3 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin. 22 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,248 Presbyterians, 813 Anglicans (Church of England), 558 Methodists, 295 Roman Catholics, 114 Baptists, 114 Lutherans, 43 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 22 Jews, 12 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 11 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 10 Salvation Army adherents, 6 Congregationalists, 5 adherents of Eastern religions. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB162003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB162003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1660980
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Pipestone
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipestone_(municipalit%C3%A9_rurale)
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). "Pipestone, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/pipestone-mb162003-1921/.