125. Chester, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
125. Chester was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,565. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5093668. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.179°N, 103.033°W.
Population
In 1921, 125. Chester had a population of 1,565: 878 male and 687 female residents. Population density was 4.8 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 154 townships, 1911 (6.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 125. Chester shared boundaries with:
- 124. Kingsley
- 126. Montmartre
- 154. El Capo
- 155. Wolseley
- 95. Golden West
- Glenavon, VL
- Windthorst, VL
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 687 |
| POP M | 878 |
| POP TOT | 1,565 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 328 |
| BAPTISTS | 61 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 152 |
| BRIT BORN M | 200 |
| BRIT ENG | 653 |
| BRIT IRISH | 207 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 265 |
| CAN BORN F | 430 |
| CAN BORN M | 513 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 18 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 7 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 10 |
| EUR GERMAN | 204 |
| EUR OTHER | 6 |
| EUR POLISH | 27 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 13 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 73 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 66 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 105 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 165 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 106 |
| METHODISTS | 223 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 525 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 318 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK175005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK175005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5093668
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Chester_No._125
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). "125. Chester, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/125-chester-sk175005-1921/.