308. Big Quill, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
308. Big Quill was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,689. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4906155. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.718°N, 104.347°W.
Population
In 1921, 308. Big Quill had a population of 1,689: 956 male and 733 female residents. Population density was 4.2 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 (3.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 308. Big Quill shared boundaries with:
- 277. Emerald
- 278. Kutawa
- 279. Mount Hope
- 307. Elfros
- 309. Prairie Rose
- 338. Lakeside
- Dafoe, VL
- Indian reserves
- Kandahar, VL
- Wynyard, T-V
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 | 733 |
| POP M | 956 |
| POP TOT | 1,689 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 169 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 12 |
| BAPTISTS | 23 |
| BRIT BORN F | 71 |
| BRIT BORN M | 113 |
| BRIT ENG | 290 |
| BRIT IRISH | 90 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 142 |
| CAN BORN F | 386 |
| CAN BORN M | 459 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 70 |
| EUR DUTCH | 12 |
| EUR FINNISH | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 48 |
| EUR GERMAN | 49 |
| EUR HEBREW | 5 |
| EUR OTHER | 8 |
| EUR POLISH | 23 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 49 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 838 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 40 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 276 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 384 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 80 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| JEWS | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 891 |
| METHODISTS | 127 |
| OTHER SECTS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 209 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 174 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK180011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK180011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4906155
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Big_Quill_No._308
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). "308. Big Quill, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/308-big-quill-sk180011-1921/.