304. Buchanan, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
304. Buchanan was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,464. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4982582. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.767°N, 102.644°W.
Population
In 1921, 304. Buchanan had a population of 2,464: 1,331 male and 1,133 female residents. Population density was 8.7 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 164 townships, 1911 (5.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 304. Buchanan 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 | 1,133 |
| POP M | 1,331 |
| POP TOT | 2,464 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 44 |
| ANGLICANS | 40 |
| BAPTISTS | 8 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 11 |
| BRIT BORN M | 21 |
| BRIT ENG | 225 |
| BRIT IRISH | 31 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 62 |
| CAN BORN F | 626 |
| CAN BORN M | 676 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 333 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 9 |
| EUR DUTCH | 14 |
| EUR FRENCH | 12 |
| EUR GERMAN | 35 |
| EUR HEBREW | 3 |
| EUR OTHER | 90 |
| EUR POLISH | 24 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 434 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 332 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 847 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 496 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 634 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 619 |
| JEWS | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 365 |
| METHODISTS | 80 |
| OTHER SECTS | 445 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 117 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 740 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK179011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK179011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4982582
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Buchanan_No._304
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). "304. Buchanan, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/304-buchanan-sk179011-1921/.