Sifton, Manitoba (1921 census)
Sifton was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,569. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661326. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.665°N, 100.669°W.
Population
In 1921, Sifton had a population of 1,569: 888 male and 681 female residents. Population density was 4.7 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 78 townships, 1911 (11.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Sifton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 681 |
| POP M | 888 |
| POP TOT | 1,569 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 299 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 21 |
| BRIT BORN F | 118 |
| BRIT BORN M | 162 |
| BRIT ENG | 807 |
| BRIT IRISH | 102 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 218 |
| CAN BORN F | 468 |
| CAN BORN M | 580 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 13 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 188 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FINNISH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 171 |
| EUR GERMAN | 14 |
| EUR HEBREW | 6 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 5 |
| EUR OTHER | 8 |
| EUR POLISH | 12 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 7 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 95 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 146 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 19 |
| JEWS | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 226 |
| OTHER SECTS | 357 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 209 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 415 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB162004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB162004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661326
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Sifton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sifton_(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). "Sifton, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/sifton-mb162004-1921/.