252. Arm River, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
252. Arm River was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,223. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4792463. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.225°N, 105.823°W.
Population
In 1921, 252. Arm River had a population of 1,223: 708 male and 515 female residents. 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 was contained in 319 townships, 1911 (2.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 252. Arm River shared boundaries with:
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 | 515 |
| POP M | 708 |
| POP TOT | 1,223 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 155 |
| BAPTISTS | 15 |
| BRIT BORN F | 71 |
| BRIT BORN M | 95 |
| BRIT ENG | 386 |
| BRIT IRISH | 348 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 231 |
| CAN BORN F | 327 |
| CAN BORN M | 426 |
| CHRISTIANS | 19 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 9 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 10 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 55 |
| EUR DUTCH | 9 |
| EUR FRENCH | 21 |
| EUR GERMAN | 66 |
| EUR OTHER | 21 |
| EUR POLISH | 4 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 8 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 62 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 117 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 187 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 66 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 383 |
| OTHER SECTS | 56 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 404 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 92 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK181003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK181003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4792463
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Arm_River_No._252
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). "252. Arm River, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/252-arm-river-sk181003-1921/.