494. Canwood, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
494. Canwood was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,760. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5034157. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.319°N, 106.638°W.
Population
In 1921, 494. Canwood had a population of 1,760: 996 male and 764 female residents. Population density was 6.5 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 210 townships, 1911 (3.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 494. Canwood shared boundaries with:
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 | 764 |
| POP M | 996 |
| POP TOT | 1,760 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 251 |
| BAPTISTS | 70 |
| BRIT BORN F | 82 |
| BRIT BORN M | 99 |
| BRIT ENG | 327 |
| BRIT IRISH | 128 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 163 |
| CAN BORN F | 363 |
| CAN BORN M | 416 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 8 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 36 |
| EUR FINNISH | 21 |
| EUR FRENCH | 61 |
| EUR GERMAN | 47 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 6 |
| EUR OTHER | 5 |
| EUR POLISH | 6 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 940 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 319 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 481 |
| LUTHERANS | 911 |
| METHODISTS | 137 |
| OTHER SECTS | 25 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 246 |
| PROTESTANTS | 41 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK186012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK186012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5034157
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Canwood_No._494
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). "494. Canwood, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/494-canwood-sk186012-1921/.