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.
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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,464 total population, 1,331 males in the population, 1,133 females in the population, 676 males born in Canada, 634 males born outside the British Empire, 626 females born in Canada, 496 females born outside the British Empire, 21 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 847 persons of Ukrainian origin, 434 persons of Russian origin, 333 persons of Austrian origin, 332 persons of Scandinavian origin, 225 persons of British origin (English), 90 persons of other European origin, 62 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 35 persons of German origin, 31 persons of British origin (Irish), 24 persons of Polish origin, 14 persons of Dutch origin, 12 persons of French origin, 9 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 3 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 740 Roman Catholics, 619 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 445 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 365 Lutherans, 117 Presbyterians, 80 Methodists, 44 Adventists, 40 Anglicans (Church of England), 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Baptists, 3 Brethren, 3 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.