Rossburn, Manitoba (1921 census)
Rossburn was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,086. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661166. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.720°N, 100.744°W.
Population
In 1921, Rossburn had a population of 3,086: 1,621 male and 1,465 female residents. Population density was 11.5 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 128 townships, 1911 (5.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Rossburn shared boundaries with:
- Birtle
- Boulton
- Indian reserves
- Rossburn, VL
- Shoal Lake
- Silver Creek
- Unorganized territory between tps . 18 & 23 r. 16 & 26 W.P.M.
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,465 |
| POP M | 1,621 |
| POP TOT | 3,086 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 75 |
| BAPTISTS | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 51 |
| BRIT BORN M | 68 |
| BRIT ENG | 309 |
| BRIT IRISH | 111 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 126 |
| CAN BORN F | 950 |
| CAN BORN M | 977 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 525 |
| EUR FRENCH | 25 |
| EUR GERMAN | 20 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR POLISH | 159 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1,806 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 464 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 576 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1,721 |
| METHODISTS | 107 |
| OTHER SECTS | 51 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 455 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 672 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB168005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB168005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661166
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Rossburn
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossburn_(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). "Rossburn, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/rossburn-mb168005-1921/.