4. Coalfields, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
4. Coalfields was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,673. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5137876. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.131°N, 102.611°W.
Population
In 1921, 4. Coalfields had a population of 1,673: 966 male and 707 female residents. Population density was 5.1 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 (4.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 4. Coalfields shared boundaries with:
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 | 707 |
| POP M | 966 |
| POP TOT | 1,673 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 217 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 30 |
| BAPTISTS | 7 |
| BRIT BORN F | 126 |
| BRIT BORN M | 210 |
| BRIT ENG | 481 |
| BRIT IRISH | 126 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 225 |
| CAN BORN F | 359 |
| CAN BORN M | 436 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 10 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 158 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 3 |
| EUR DUTCH | 15 |
| EUR FRENCH | 18 |
| EUR GERMAN | 152 |
| EUR HEBREW | 120 |
| EUR OTHER | 62 |
| EUR POLISH | 23 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 53 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 118 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 77 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 222 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 320 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 215 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| JEWS | 120 |
| LUTHERANS | 88 |
| METHODISTS | 276 |
| OTHER SECTS | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 392 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 332 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK171004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK171004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5137876
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Coalfields_No._4
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalfields_No_4
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). "4. Coalfields, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/4-coalfields-sk171004-1921/.