Virden, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1921 census)
Virden, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,361. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q75861. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.850°N, 100.931°W.
Population
In 1921, Virden, Town—Ville had a population of 1,361: 681 male and 680 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 606 |
| 1901 | 901 |
| 1911 | 1,550 |
| 1921 | 1,361 |
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, Virden, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 680 |
| POP M | 681 |
| POP TOT | 1,361 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 420 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 7 |
| BAPTISTS | 21 |
| BRETHREN | 13 |
| BRIT BORN F | 187 |
| BRIT BORN M | 190 |
| BRIT ENG | 622 |
| BRIT IRISH | 271 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 357 |
| CAN BORN F | 461 |
| CAN BORN M | 464 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 5 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 2 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 3 |
| EUR DUTCH | 12 |
| EUR FRENCH | 14 |
| EUR GERMAN | 30 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 7 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 32 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 27 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 275 |
| OTHER SECTS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 547 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 55 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB162012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB162012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q75861
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virden,_Manitoba
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virden_(Manitoba)
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). "Virden, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/virden-town-ville-mb162012-1921/.