142. Bitter Lake, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
142. Bitter Lake was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,020. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.177°N, 109.852°W.
Population
In 1921, 142. Bitter Lake had a population of 1,020: 547 male and 473 female residents. Population density was 4.2 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 870 townships, 1911 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 142. Bitter Lake shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 473 |
| POP M | 547 |
| POP TOT | 1,020 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 10 |
| ANGLICANS | 20 |
| BAPTISTS | 97 |
| BRIT BORN F | 14 |
| BRIT BORN M | 19 |
| BRIT ENG | 58 |
| BRIT IRISH | 30 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 55 |
| CAN BORN F | 187 |
| CAN BORN M | 204 |
| CHRISTIANS | 4 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 118 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR GERMAN | 825 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR POLISH | 5 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 8 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 26 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 51 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 272 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 324 |
| LUTHERANS | 505 |
| METHODISTS | 45 |
| OTHER SECTS | 30 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 71 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 68 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK178006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK178006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "142. Bitter Lake, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/142-bitter-lake-sk178006-1921/.