347. Biggar, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
347. Biggar was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,123. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4906872. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.056°N, 107.928°W.
Population
In 1921, 347. Biggar had a population of 2,123: 1,182 male and 941 female residents. Population density was 4.9 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 423 townships, 1911 (3.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 347. Biggar shared boundaries with:
- 316. Harris
- 317. Marriot
- 346. Perdue
- 348. Bushville
- 376. Eagle Creek
- 377. Glenside
- 378. Rosemount
- Biggar, T-V
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 941 |
| POP M | 1,182 |
| POP TOT | 2,123 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 24 |
| ANGLICANS | 378 |
| BAPTISTS | 103 |
| BRIT BORN F | 150 |
| BRIT BORN M | 228 |
| BRIT ENG | 804 |
| BRIT IRISH | 289 |
| BRIT OTHER | 38 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 400 |
| CAN BORN F | 570 |
| CAN BORN M | 656 |
| CHRISTIANS | 6 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 8 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 42 |
| EUR DUTCH | 8 |
| EUR FRENCH | 107 |
| EUR GERMAN | 87 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 6 |
| EUR OTHER | 21 |
| EUR POLISH | 11 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 220 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 87 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 221 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 298 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 70 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 166 |
| MENNONITES | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 456 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 55 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 559 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 290 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK182011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK182011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4906872
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Biggar_No._347
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). "347. Biggar, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/347-biggar-sk182011-1921/.