499. Mervin, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
499. Mervin was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,588. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6820851. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.404°N, 108.874°W.
Population
In 1921, 499. Mervin had a population of 1,588: 933 male and 655 female residents. Population density was 5.3 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 (2.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 499. Mervin shared boundaries with:
- 469. Turtle River
- 470. Paynton
- 471. Eldoa
- 498. Parkdale
- 501. Paradise Hill
- 528. T. 52-55, R. 16-18, W. 3
- 529. Bright Sand
- Indian reserves
- Mervin, VL
- Turtleford, VL
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 655 |
| POP M | 933 |
| POP TOT | 1,588 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 332 |
| BAPTISTS | 54 |
| BRETHREN | 6 |
| BRIT BORN F | 125 |
| BRIT BORN M | 220 |
| BRIT ENG | 503 |
| BRIT IRISH | 214 |
| BRIT OTHER | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 326 |
| CAN BORN F | 361 |
| CAN BORN M | 432 |
| CHRISTIANS | 20 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 7 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 65 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 49 |
| EUR GERMAN | 103 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| EUR POLISH | 13 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 283 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 11 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 169 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 281 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 294 |
| MENNONITES | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 258 |
| MORMONS | 7 |
| OTHER SECTS | 18 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 410 |
| PROTESTANTS | 17 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 132 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK187007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK187007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6820851
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Mervin_No._499
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). "499. Mervin, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/499-mervin-sk187007-1921/.