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.
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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,673 total population, 966 males in the population, 707 females in the population, 436 males born in Canada, 359 females born in Canada, 320 males born outside the British Empire, 222 females born outside the British Empire, 210 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 126 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 481 persons of British origin (English), 225 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 158 persons of Austrian origin, 152 persons of German origin, 126 persons of British origin (Irish), 118 persons of Scandinavian origin, 77 persons of Ukrainian origin, 62 persons of other European origin, 53 persons of Russian origin, 30 persons of Syrian origin, 23 persons of Polish origin, 18 persons of French origin, 15 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 120 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 392 Presbyterians, 332 Roman Catholics, 276 Methodists, 217 Anglicans (Church of England), 215 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 120 Jews, 88 Lutherans, 11 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 10 Congregationalists, 7 Baptists, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 adherents of Eastern religions. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.