438. Battle River, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
438. Battle River was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 889. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4870102. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.804°N, 108.524°W.
Population
In 1921, 438. Battle River had a population of 889: 511 male and 378 female residents. Population density was 3.3 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 (1.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 438. Battle River shared boundaries with:
- 408. Prairie
- 409. Buffalo
- 437. North Battleford
- 439. Cut Knife
- 468. Meota
- 469. Turtle River
- 470. Paynton
- Battleford, T-V
- Delmas, VL
- Indian reserves
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 | 378 |
| POP M | 511 |
| POP TOT | 889 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 35 |
| ANGLICANS | 254 |
| BAPTISTS | 23 |
| BRIT BORN F | 69 |
| BRIT BORN M | 98 |
| BRIT ENG | 332 |
| BRIT IRISH | 88 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 131 |
| CAN BORN F | 258 |
| CAN BORN M | 344 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 6 |
| EUR DUTCH | 23 |
| EUR FRENCH | 183 |
| EUR GERMAN | 7 |
| EUR OTHER | 9 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 25 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 43 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 51 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 69 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 18 |
| INDIAN | 37 |
| LUTHERANS | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 74 |
| OTHER SECTS | 12 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 222 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 238 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK182018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK182018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4870102
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Battle_River_No._438
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). "438. Battle River, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/438-battle-river-sk182018-1921/.