161. Moosejaw, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
161. Moosejaw was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,009. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3020588. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.442°N, 105.511°W.
Population
In 1921, 161. Moosejaw had a population of 2,009: 1,169 male and 840 female residents. Population density was 6.3 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 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 161. Moosejaw shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 840 |
| POP M | 1,169 |
| POP TOT | 2,009 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 10 |
| ANGLICANS | 386 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 64 |
| BRIT BORN F | 122 |
| BRIT BORN M | 198 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,012 |
| BRIT IRISH | 280 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 445 |
| CAN BORN F | 602 |
| CAN BORN M | 799 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 35 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 8 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 26 |
| EUR GERMAN | 56 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 9 |
| EUR OTHER | 11 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 9 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 100 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 116 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 172 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 58 |
| METHODISTS | 531 |
| OTHER SECTS | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 801 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 136 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK177007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK177007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3020588
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Moose_Jaw_No._161
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose_Jaw_No_161
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). "161. Moosejaw, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/161-moosejaw-sk177007-1921/.