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.
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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,625 total population, 904 males in the population, 721 females in the population, 593 males born in Canada, 504 females born in Canada, 194 males born outside the British Empire, 149 females born outside the British Empire, 117 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 68 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 609 persons of British origin (English), 368 persons of Scandinavian origin, 283 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 199 persons of British origin (Irish), 96 persons of French origin, 19 persons of German origin, 18 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of other European origin, 6 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 5 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 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 619 Anglicans (Church of England), 349 Presbyterians, 338 Lutherans, 147 Methodists, 131 Roman Catholics, 36 Baptists, 4 Adventists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.