495. Shell River, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
495. Shell River was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.315°N, 107.122°W.
Population
In 1921, 495. Shell River had a population of 874: 504 male and 370 female residents. Population density was 3.1 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 495. Shell River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 370 |
| POP M | 504 |
| POP TOT | 874 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 184 |
| BAPTISTS | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 32 |
| BRIT BORN M | 59 |
| BRIT ENG | 186 |
| BRIT IRISH | 56 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 74 |
| CAN BORN F | 235 |
| CAN BORN M | 276 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 9 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 9 |
| EUR DUTCH | 14 |
| EUR FRENCH | 217 |
| EUR GERMAN | 44 |
| EUR HEBREW | 4 |
| EUR OTHER | 6 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 202 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 33 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 103 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 169 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 19 |
| INDIAN | 21 |
| JEWS | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 198 |
| METHODISTS | 89 |
| MORMONS | 6 |
| OTHER SECTS | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 114 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 231 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK186013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK186013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "495. Shell River, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/495-shell-river-sk186013-1921/.