214. Cana, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
214. Cana was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,585. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5029154. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.990°N, 102.634°W.
Population
In 1921, 214. Cana had a population of 2,585: 1,433 male and 1,152 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 133 townships, 1911 (8.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 214. Cana shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,585 total population, 1,433 males in the population, 1,152 females in the population, 808 males born in Canada, 721 females born in Canada, 530 males born outside the British Empire, 363 females born outside the British Empire, 95 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 68 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 537 persons of other European origin, 464 persons of Austrian origin, 433 persons of Polish origin, 327 persons of British origin (English), 182 persons of Russian origin, 179 persons of German origin, 152 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 115 persons of Scandinavian origin, 112 persons of Ukrainian origin, 36 persons of British origin (Irish), 31 persons of French origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of other Asian origin. 10 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,210 Roman Catholics, 610 Lutherans, 405 Presbyterians, 111 Anglicans (Church of England), 103 Methodists, 66 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 51 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 25 Baptists, 4 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK175017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK175017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5029154
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Cana_No._214
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). "214. Cana, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/214-cana-sk175017-1921/.