470. Paynton, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
470. Paynton was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 691. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7156866. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.023°N, 108.993°W.
Population
In 1921, 470. Paynton had a population of 691: 388 male and 303 female residents. Population density was 2.9 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, 470. Paynton shared boundaries with:
- 438. Battle River
- 439. Cut Knife
- 440. Hillsdale
- 469. Turtle River
- 471. Eldoa
- 499. Mervin
- Indian reserves
- Indian reserves
- Paynton, VL
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 | 303 |
| POP M | 388 |
| POP TOT | 691 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 313 |
| BAPTISTS | 11 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 68 |
| BRIT BORN M | 99 |
| BRIT ENG | 264 |
| BRIT IRISH | 84 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 118 |
| CAN BORN F | 208 |
| CAN BORN M | 240 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 8 |
| EUR DUTCH | 7 |
| EUR FRENCH | 27 |
| EUR GERMAN | 17 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 18 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 27 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 49 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| INDIAN | 138 |
| LUTHERANS | 27 |
| METHODISTS | 49 |
| OTHER SECTS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 211 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK187003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK187003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7156866
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Paynton_No._470
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). "470. Paynton, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/470-paynton-sk187003-1921/.