106. Whiska Creek, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
106. Whiska Creek was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,570. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7993843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.917°N, 107.434°W.
Population
In 1921, 106. Whiska Creek had a population of 1,570: 858 male and 712 female residents.
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 870 townships, 1911 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 106. Whiska Creek shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,570 total population, 858 males in the population, 712 females in the population, 560 males born in Canada, 500 females born in Canada, 202 males born outside the British Empire, 147 females born outside the British Empire, 96 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 65 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 352 persons of French origin, 318 persons of British origin (Irish), 314 persons of British origin (English), 214 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 103 persons of Russian origin, 73 persons of Scandinavian origin, 68 persons of German origin, 35 persons of Belgian origin, 29 persons of Dutch origin, 15 persons of British origin (other), 14 persons of other European origin, 12 persons of Greek origin, 8 persons of Finnish origin, 5 persons of Syrian origin, 3 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of other Asian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 494 Roman Catholics, 437 Presbyterians, 219 Methodists, 127 Anglicans (Church of England), 86 Baptists, 82 Lutherans, 81 Mennonites, 20 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 8 adherents of Eastern religions, 7 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 6 Congregationalists, 1 Brethren, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Jews, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK173023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK173023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7993843
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Whiska_Creek_No._106
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). "106. Whiska Creek, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/106-whiska-creek-sk173023-1921/.