Rockwood, Manitoba (1921 census)
Rockwood was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,838. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661082. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.286°N, 97.287°W.
Population
In 1921, Rockwood had a population of 5,838: 3,187 male and 2,651 female residents. Population density was 12.6 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 134 townships, 1911 (9.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Rockwood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,651 |
| POP M | 3,187 |
| POP TOT | 5,838 |
Other recorded variables (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,082 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 10 |
| BAPTISTS | 155 |
| BRIT BORN F | 316 |
| BRIT BORN M | 491 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,831 |
| BRIT IRISH | 614 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,026 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,845 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,996 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1,134 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 3 |
| EUR DUTCH | 33 |
| EUR FINNISH | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 47 |
| EUR GERMAN | 117 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 30 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 15 |
| EUR OTHER | 28 |
| EUR POLISH | 59 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 82 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 539 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 220 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 490 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 700 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 351 |
| INDIAN | 24 |
| JEWS | 30 |
| LUTHERANS | 513 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 610 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| OTHER SECTS | 50 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,764 |
| PROTESTANTS | 14 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,262 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB163003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB163003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661082
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Rockwood
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwood_(Manitoba)
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). "Rockwood, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/rockwood-mb163003-1921/.