469. Turtle River, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
469. Turtle River was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,372. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7856447. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.156°N, 108.802°W.
Population
In 1921, 469. Turtle River had a population of 1,372: 729 male and 643 female residents. Population density was 5.5 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 (1.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 469. Turtle River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 643 |
| POP M | 729 |
| POP TOT | 1,372 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 233 |
| BAPTISTS | 11 |
| BRIT BORN F | 74 |
| BRIT BORN M | 99 |
| BRIT ENG | 315 |
| BRIT IRISH | 70 |
| BRIT OTHER | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 198 |
| CAN BORN F | 430 |
| CAN BORN M | 425 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 8 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 13 |
| EUR DUTCH | 181 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 430 |
| EUR GERMAN | 70 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 3 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 70 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 139 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 205 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 52 |
| METHODISTS | 49 |
| OTHER SECTS | 60 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 408 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 551 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK187002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK187002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7856447
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Turtle_River_No._469
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). "469. Turtle River, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/469-turtle-river-sk187002-1921/.