342. Colonsay, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
342. Colonsay was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,495. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5148474. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.009°N, 105.855°W.
Population
In 1921, 342. Colonsay had a population of 1,495: 839 male and 656 female residents. Population density was 6.7 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 319 townships, 1911 (1.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 342. Colonsay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 656 |
| POP M | 839 |
| POP TOT | 1,495 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 271 |
| BAPTISTS | 18 |
| BRIT BORN F | 80 |
| BRIT BORN M | 134 |
| BRIT ENG | 502 |
| BRIT IRISH | 47 |
| BRIT OTHER | 19 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 103 |
| CAN BORN F | 390 |
| CAN BORN M | 443 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 277 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 42 |
| EUR GERMAN | 52 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 21 |
| EUR POLISH | 7 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 152 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 163 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 103 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 186 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 262 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 283 |
| LUTHERANS | 178 |
| METHODISTS | 252 |
| OTHER SECTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 151 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 337 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK181017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK181017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5148474
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Colonsay_No._342
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). "342. Colonsay, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/342-colonsay-sk181017-1921/.