248. Touchwood, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
248. Touchwood was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,906. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7828746. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.223°N, 104.328°W.
Population
In 1921, 248. Touchwood had a population of 1,906: 1,060 male and 846 female residents. Population density was 7.0 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 319 townships, 1911 (2.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 248. Touchwood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 846 |
| POP M | 1,060 |
| POP TOT | 1,906 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 207 |
| BAPTISTS | 26 |
| BRETHREN | 6 |
| BRIT BORN F | 50 |
| BRIT BORN M | 82 |
| BRIT ENG | 237 |
| BRIT IRISH | 40 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 73 |
| CAN BORN F | 455 |
| CAN BORN M | 512 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 188 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 14 |
| EUR GERMAN | 334 |
| EUR HEBREW | 6 |
| EUR OTHER | 909 |
| EUR POLISH | 16 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 30 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 48 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 341 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 466 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 93 |
| JEWS | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 174 |
| METHODISTS | 87 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 72 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,234 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK180003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK180003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7828746
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Touchwood_No._248
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). "248. Touchwood, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/248-touchwood-sk180003-1921/.