217 townships, Saskatchewan (1911 census)
217 townships was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 33,349. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.099°N, 104.709°W.
Population
In 1911, 217 townships had a population of 33,349. Population density was 4.4 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 contained Rouleau, 1901 (6.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Buck Lake, 1901 (1.4% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Springdale, 1901 (0.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Sherwood, 1901 (0.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Grande Coulée, 1901 (1.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Balgonie, 1901 (1.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Regina, North—Nord, 1901 (0.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Arat, 1901 (1.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Wascana, 1901 (0.5% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Cottonwood, 1901 (1.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Fairville, 1901 (1.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Stirling, 1901 (1.4% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Lumsden, 1901 (0.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Craven, 1901 (1.9% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Kennell, 1901 (0.6% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Foster, 1901 (0.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Longlaketon, 1901 (3.6% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Pengarth, 1901 (1.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained 38. Laurier, 1921 (4.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained 39. The Gap, 1921 (4.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ceylon, VL, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained 68. Brokenshell, 1921 (4.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Khedive, VL, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pangman, VL, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained 69. Norton, 1921 (4.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained 99. Caledonia, 1921 (4.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Truax, VL, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Avonlea, VL, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained 129. Bratts Lake, 1921 (4.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pilot Butte, VL, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained 159. Sherwood, 1921 (4.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained North Regina, VL, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Edenwold, VL, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained 189. Lumsden, 1921 (4.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bethune, VL, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained 190. Dufferin, 1921 (5.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Regina Beach, VL, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Silton, VL, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Findlater, VL, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained 219. Longlaketon, 1921 (4.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dilke, VL, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained 220. McKillop, 1921 (3.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained 221. Sarnia, 1921 (4.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Holdfast, VL, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained 222. Craik, 1921 (4.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Penzance, VL, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, 217 townships shared boundaries with:
- 133 townships
- 154 townships
- 184 townships
- 209 townships
- 319 townships
- 870 townships
- Amulet, VL
- Aylesbury, VL
- Balgonie, T-V
- Belle Plain vl (T16 R23 MW2)
- Bulyea, VL
- Chamberlain, VL
- Colgate, VL
- Craik, T-V
- Craven, VL
- Disley, VL
- Drinkwater, VL
- Earl Grey, VL
- Forward, VL
- Grand Coulee, VL
- Kronau, VL
- Lang, VL
- Lumsden, T-V
- Markinch, VL
- McTaggart, VL
- Milestone, T-V
- Muscowpetung I R & Piapot I R
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- Ogema vl (T7 R22 MW2)
- Pense, VL
- Radville vl (T5 R18 MW2)
- Regina, C
- Rouleau, T-V
- Southey, VL
- Strasbourg, T-V
- Wilcox, VL
- Yellow Grass, T-V
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 27 |
| POP M | 62 |
| POP TOT | 33,349 |
Other recorded variables (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 73 |
| ANGLICANS | 4,198 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1,919 |
| BAPTISTS | 1,553 |
| BELGIAN | 70 |
| BRETHREN | 113 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 8,342 |
| BRIT IRISH | 4,577 |
| BRIT OTHER | 156 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 5,118 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 166 |
| CHINESE | 6 |
| CHRISTIANS | 505 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 191 |
| DISCIPLES | 98 |
| DUTCH | 241 |
| DWELLINGS | 43 |
| F MARRIED | 12 |
| F SINGLE | 12 |
| F WIDOWED | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 43 |
| FRENCH | 935 |
| FRIENDS | 51 |
| GERMAN | 5,347 |
| GREEK | 2 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 532 |
| INDIAN | 10 |
| ITALIAN | 111 |
| JEWISH | 80 |
| JEWS | 79 |
| LUTHERANS | 5,443 |
| M MARRIED | 13 |
| M SINGLE | 48 |
| M WIDOWED | 1 |
| MENNONITES | 34 |
| METHODISTS | 6,964 |
| MORMONS | 107 |
| NEGRO | 17 |
| POLISH | 141 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 7,210 |
| PROTESTANTS | 160 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 4,856 |
| RUSSIAN | 680 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 17 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2,512 |
| SWISS | 49 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2,870 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 686 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK214001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK214001— 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 1911 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). "217 townships, Saskatchewan (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/217-townships-sk214001-1911/.