Shell River, Manitoba (1921 census)
Shell River was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,676. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661282. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.299°N, 101.411°W.
Population
In 1921, Shell River had a population of 2,676: 1,448 male and 1,228 female residents. Population density was 9.1 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 (6.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Shell River shared boundaries with:
- 241. Calder
- 271. Cote
- Hillsburg
- Roblin, VL
- Shellmouth
- Togo, VL
- Unorganized parts between tps. 27 & 35 and R. 23 W.P.M. and the provincial boundary
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 | 1,228 |
| POP M | 1,448 |
| POP TOT | 2,676 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 391 |
| BAPTISTS | 51 |
| BRIT BORN F | 154 |
| BRIT BORN M | 201 |
| BRIT ENG | 693 |
| BRIT IRISH | 472 |
| BRIT OTHER | 53 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 456 |
| CAN BORN F | 838 |
| CAN BORN M | 933 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 213 |
| EUR DUTCH | 34 |
| EUR FRENCH | 73 |
| EUR GERMAN | 92 |
| EUR HEBREW | 3 |
| EUR POLISH | 7 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 119 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 99 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 362 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 236 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 314 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 457 |
| JEWS | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 197 |
| MENNONITES | 26 |
| METHODISTS | 395 |
| OTHER SECTS | 441 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 482 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 216 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB168008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB168008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661282
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Shell_River
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_River_(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). "Shell River, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/shell-river-mb168008-1921/.