Swan River, Manitoba (1921 census)
Swan River was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,588. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.031°N, 101.406°W.
Population
In 1921, Swan River had a population of 4,588: 2,553 male and 2,035 female residents. Population density was 7.0 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Swan River shared boundaries with:
- 301. St. Philips
- 331. Livingstone
- 361. T. 37-39, R. 30-32, W.1
- Minitonas
- Swan River, T-V
- Unorganized northern parts
- Unorganized parts between tps. 27 & 35 and R. 23 W.P.M. and the provincial boundary
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,035 |
| POP M | 2,553 |
| POP TOT | 4,588 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 824 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 12 |
| BAPTISTS | 169 |
| BRETHREN | 15 |
| BRIT BORN F | 280 |
| BRIT BORN M | 405 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,636 |
| BRIT IRISH | 765 |
| BRIT OTHER | 46 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 884 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,408 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,675 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 10 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 33 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 6 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 107 |
| EUR DUTCH | 45 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 81 |
| EUR GERMAN | 130 |
| EUR HEBREW | 24 |
| EUR OTHER | 19 |
| EUR POLISH | 20 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 236 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 567 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 347 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 473 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 212 |
| INDIAN | 10 |
| JEWS | 24 |
| LUTHERANS | 573 |
| METHODISTS | 988 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| OTHER SECTS | 184 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,279 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 219 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 27 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB169002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB169002— 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). "Swan River, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/swan-river-mb169002-1921/.