Shellmouth, Manitoba (1921 census)
Shellmouth was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,567. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115667381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.993°N, 101.389°W.
Population
In 1921, Shellmouth had a population of 1,567: 883 male and 684 female residents. Population density was 7.1 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 (4.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Shellmouth shared boundaries with:
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 | 684 |
| POP M | 883 |
| POP TOT | 1,567 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 300 |
| BAPTISTS | 12 |
| BRIT BORN F | 128 |
| BRIT BORN M | 169 |
| BRIT ENG | 383 |
| BRIT IRISH | 137 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 399 |
| CAN BORN F | 444 |
| CAN BORN M | 522 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 485 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 12 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 27 |
| EUR GERMAN | 56 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 27 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 17 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 112 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 192 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 429 |
| LUTHERANS | 110 |
| METHODISTS | 74 |
| OTHER SECTS | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 548 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 70 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB168007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB168007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115667381
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). "Shellmouth, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/shellmouth-mb168007-1921/.