Whitehead, Manitoba (1921 census)
Whitehead was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,835. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661941. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.798°N, 100.258°W.
Population
In 1921, Whitehead had a population of 1,835: 1,044 male and 791 female residents. Population density was 8.2 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 (7.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Whitehead 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 | 791 |
| POP M | 1,044 |
| POP TOT | 1,835 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 371 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 21 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 174 |
| BRIT BORN M | 239 |
| BRIT ENG | 676 |
| BRIT IRISH | 416 |
| BRIT OTHER | 37 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 436 |
| CAN BORN F | 576 |
| CAN BORN M | 680 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 53 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 17 |
| EUR FRENCH | 16 |
| EUR GERMAN | 47 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 2 |
| EUR OTHER | 7 |
| EUR POLISH | 39 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 22 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 28 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 31 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 41 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 125 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 74 |
| INDIAN | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 148 |
| OTHER SECTS | 647 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 451 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 110 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB162006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB162006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661941
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Whitehead
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehead_(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). "Whitehead, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/whitehead-mb162006-1921/.