460. Birch Hills, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
460. Birch Hills was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,625. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4915666. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.013°N, 105.430°W.
Population
In 1921, 460. Birch Hills had a population of 1,625: 904 male and 721 female residents. Population density was 7.6 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 210 townships, 1911 (3.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 460. Birch Hills shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 721 |
| POP M | 904 |
| POP TOT | 1,625 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 4 |
| ANGLICANS | 619 |
| BAPTISTS | 36 |
| BRIT BORN F | 68 |
| BRIT BORN M | 117 |
| BRIT ENG | 609 |
| BRIT IRISH | 199 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 283 |
| CAN BORN F | 504 |
| CAN BORN M | 593 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 6 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 18 |
| EUR FRENCH | 96 |
| EUR GERMAN | 19 |
| EUR HEBREW | 5 |
| EUR OTHER | 10 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 368 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 149 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 194 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 338 |
| METHODISTS | 147 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 349 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 131 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK185017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK185017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4915666
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Birch_Hills_No._460
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). "460. Birch Hills, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/460-birch-hills-sk185017-1921/.