166. Excelsior, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
166. Excelsior was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,897. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5419478. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.499°N, 107.456°W.
Population
In 1921, 166. Excelsior had a population of 2,897: 1,514 male and 1,383 female residents. Population density was 6.1 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 (1.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 166. Excelsior shared boundaries with:
- 135. Lawtonia
- 136. Coulee
- 137. Swift Current
- 165. Morse
- 167. Saskatchewan Landing
- 195. Vermilion Hills
- 226. Victory
- 227. T. 19-23, R. 13-15, W. 3 N of the S. Sask. R.
- Rush Lake, VL
- Waldeck, VL
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 | 1,383 |
| POP M | 1,514 |
| POP TOT | 2,897 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 10 |
| ANGLICANS | 102 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 28 |
| BAPTISTS | 16 |
| BRIT BORN F | 40 |
| BRIT BORN M | 57 |
| BRIT ENG | 233 |
| BRIT IRISH | 100 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 101 |
| CAN BORN F | 848 |
| CAN BORN M | 891 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 12 |
| EUR DUTCH | 694 |
| EUR FRENCH | 6 |
| EUR GERMAN | 133 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 6 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1,357 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 210 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 26 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 495 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 566 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 20 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 795 |
| MENNONITES | 1,473 |
| METHODISTS | 211 |
| OTHER SECTS | 81 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 69 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 81 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK177012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK177012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5419478
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Excelsior_No._166
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). "166. Excelsior, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/166-excelsior-sk177012-1921/.