Russell, Manitoba (1921 census)
Russell was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,021. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661260. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.727°N, 101.369°W.
Population
In 1921, Russell had a population of 1,021: 573 male and 448 female residents. Population density was 4.6 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 128 townships, 1911 (4.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Russell shared boundaries with:
- 152. Spy Hill
- 181. Langenburg
- Binscarth, VL
- Ellice
- Indian reserves
- Russell, T-V
- Shellmouth
- Silver Creek
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 448 |
| POP M | 573 |
| POP TOT | 1,021 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 297 |
| BAPTISTS | 23 |
| BRIT BORN F | 96 |
| BRIT BORN M | 151 |
| BRIT ENG | 392 |
| BRIT IRISH | 145 |
| BRIT OTHER | 12 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 267 |
| CAN BORN F | 302 |
| CAN BORN M | 345 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 16 |
| EUR DUTCH | 13 |
| EUR FRENCH | 28 |
| EUR GERMAN | 58 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 29 |
| EUR POLISH | 3 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 17 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 33 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 50 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 77 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 20 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 38 |
| MENNONITES | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 118 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 416 |
| PROTESTANTS | 16 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 87 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB168006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB168006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661260
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Russell
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). "Russell, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/russell-mb168006-1921/.