251. Big Arm, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
251. Big Arm was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,556. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4904950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.230°N, 105.454°W.
Population
In 1921, 251. Big Arm had a population of 1,556: 905 male and 651 female residents. Population density was 5.3 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 (2.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 251. Big Arm shared boundaries with:
- 221. Sarnia
- 250. Last Mountain Valley
- 252. Arm River
- 280. Wreford
- 281. Wood Creek
- Imperial, VL
- Liberty, VL
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 651 |
| POP M | 905 |
| POP TOT | 1,556 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 140 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 50 |
| BRIT BORN F | 75 |
| BRIT BORN M | 113 |
| BRIT ENG | 284 |
| BRIT IRISH | 753 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 193 |
| CAN BORN F | 404 |
| CAN BORN M | 536 |
| CHRISTIANS | 11 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 2 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 27 |
| EUR DUTCH | 14 |
| EUR FRENCH | 44 |
| EUR GERMAN | 106 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 4 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 18 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 94 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 172 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 256 |
| LUTHERANS | 105 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 633 |
| MORMONS | 5 |
| OTHER SECTS | 19 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 429 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 149 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK181002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK181002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4904950
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Big_Arm_No._251
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). "251. Big Arm, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/251-big-arm-sk181002-1921/.