35. Benson, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
35. Benson was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,590. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4890273. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.392°N, 103.014°W.
Population
In 1921, 35. Benson had a population of 1,590: 858 male and 732 female residents. Population density was 4.8 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 209 townships, 1911 (4.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 35. Benson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 732 |
| POP M | 858 |
| POP TOT | 1,590 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 128 |
| BAPTISTS | 72 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 47 |
| BRIT BORN M | 58 |
| BRIT ENG | 269 |
| BRIT IRISH | 187 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 197 |
| CAN BORN F | 466 |
| CAN BORN M | 480 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 8 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 105 |
| EUR DUTCH | 7 |
| EUR FRENCH | 162 |
| EUR GERMAN | 131 |
| EUR OTHER | 26 |
| EUR POLISH | 35 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 314 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 141 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 5 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 219 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 320 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 283 |
| METHODISTS | 192 |
| OTHER SECTS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 264 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 629 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK171010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK171010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4890273
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Benson_No._35
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). "35. Benson, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/35-benson-sk171010-1921/.