Selkirk, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1921 census)
Selkirk, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.152°N, 96.899°W.
Population
In 1921, Selkirk, Town—Ville had a population of 3,726: 1,948 male and 1,778 female residents. Population density was 375.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 950 |
| 1901 | 2,188 |
| 1911 | 2,977 |
| 1921 | 3,726 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Selkirk, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,778 |
| POP M | 1,948 |
| POP TOT | 3,726 |
Other recorded variables (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 5 |
| ANGLICANS | 964 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 16 |
| BAPTISTS | 31 |
| BRETHREN | 8 |
| BRIT BORN F | 212 |
| BRIT BORN M | 269 |
| BRIT ENG | 892 |
| BRIT IRISH | 256 |
| BRIT OTHER | 33 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 757 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,180 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,209 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 10 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 5 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 142 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 9 |
| EUR DUTCH | 8 |
| EUR FINNISH | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 171 |
| EUR GERMAN | 28 |
| EUR GREEK | 4 |
| EUR HEBREW | 85 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 29 |
| EUR POLISH | 116 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 37 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 906 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 153 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 386 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 470 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 167 |
| INDIAN | 58 |
| JEWS | 85 |
| LUTHERANS | 841 |
| MENNONITES | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 286 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| NEGRO | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 83 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 633 |
| PROTESTANTS | 8 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 535 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 45 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB163010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB163010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Selkirk, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/selkirk-town-ville-mb163010-1921/.