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 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,361 total population, 681 males in the population, 680 females in the population, 464 males born in Canada, 461 females born in Canada, 190 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 187 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 32 females born outside the British Empire, 27 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 622 persons of British origin (English), 357 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 271 persons of British origin (Irish), 30 persons of German origin, 14 persons of French origin, 13 persons of British origin (other), 12 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of Ukrainian origin, 7 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 7 persons of Italian origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 547 Presbyterians, 420 Anglicans (Church of England), 275 Methodists, 55 Roman Catholics, 21 Baptists, 13 Brethren, 6 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 6 Salvation Army adherents, 5 adherents of Eastern religions, 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Congregationalists, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 Lutherans, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James William Scallion | 1842–1926 | died here |
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/.