225. Canaan, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
225. Canaan was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 698. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5029178. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.887°N, 107.095°W.
Population
In 1921, 225. Canaan had a population of 698: 394 male and 304 female residents. Population density was 2.9 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, 225. Canaan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 304 |
| POP M | 394 |
| POP TOT | 698 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 167 |
| BAPTISTS | 37 |
| BRIT BORN F | 55 |
| BRIT BORN M | 70 |
| BRIT ENG | 263 |
| BRIT IRISH | 81 |
| BRIT OTHER | 15 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 134 |
| CAN BORN F | 183 |
| CAN BORN M | 214 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 15 |
| EUR FRENCH | 18 |
| EUR GERMAN | 74 |
| EUR POLISH | 9 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 15 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 74 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 66 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 110 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 9 |
| LUTHERANS | 88 |
| METHODISTS | 89 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 271 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK177020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK177020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5029178
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Canaan_No._225
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). "225. Canaan, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/225-canaan-sk177020-1921/.