253 Willner, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
253 Willner was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,323. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q8022187. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.228°N, 106.214°W.
Population
In 1921, 253 Willner had a population of 1,323: 797 male and 526 female residents. Population density was 4.1 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 184 townships, 1911 (5.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 253 Willner shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 526 |
| POP M | 797 |
| POP TOT | 1,323 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 7 |
| ANGLICANS | 127 |
| ASIA OTHER | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 45 |
| BRIT BORN F | 43 |
| BRIT BORN M | 59 |
| BRIT ENG | 460 |
| BRIT IRISH | 223 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 195 |
| CAN BORN F | 338 |
| CAN BORN M | 491 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 10 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 14 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 16 |
| EUR DUTCH | 30 |
| EUR FRENCH | 41 |
| EUR GERMAN | 172 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| EUR POLISH | 12 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 14 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 137 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 145 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 247 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 11 |
| LUTHERANS | 217 |
| METHODISTS | 316 |
| OTHER SECTS | 29 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 420 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 137 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK181004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK181004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q8022187
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Willner_No._253
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). "253 Willner, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/253-willner-sk181004-1921/.