277. Emerald, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
277. Emerald was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,380. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5370468. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.519°N, 103.917°W.
Population
In 1921, 277. Emerald had a population of 2,380: 1,277 male and 1,103 female residents. Population density was 7.2 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 (3.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 277. Emerald shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,103 |
| POP M | 1,277 |
| POP TOT | 2,380 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 407 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 11 |
| BAPTISTS | 32 |
| BRIT BORN F | 107 |
| BRIT BORN M | 136 |
| BRIT ENG | 690 |
| BRIT IRISH | 87 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 212 |
| CAN BORN F | 710 |
| CAN BORN M | 763 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 276 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 20 |
| EUR DUTCH | 9 |
| EUR FRENCH | 88 |
| EUR GERMAN | 26 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| EUR POLISH | 188 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 8 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 148 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 615 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 286 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 378 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 708 |
| LUTHERANS | 153 |
| METHODISTS | 156 |
| OTHER SECTS | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 354 |
| PROTESTANTS | 10 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 544 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK180006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK180006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5370468
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Emerald_No._277
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). "277. Emerald, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/277-emerald-sk180006-1921/.