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.
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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,588 total population, 933 males in the population, 655 females in the population, 432 males born in Canada, 361 females born in Canada, 281 males born outside the British Empire, 220 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 169 females born outside the British Empire, 125 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 503 persons of British origin (English), 326 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 283 persons of Scandinavian origin, 214 persons of British origin (Irish), 103 persons of German origin, 65 persons of Dutch origin, 49 persons of French origin, 13 persons of Polish origin, 11 persons of British origin (other), 11 persons of Ukrainian origin, 4 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 410 Presbyterians, 332 Anglicans (Church of England), 294 Lutherans, 258 Methodists, 132 Roman Catholics, 54 Baptists, 20 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 18 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 17 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 17 Salvation Army adherents, 9 Mennonites, 7 Congregationalists, 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 6 Brethren, 5 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 Adventists, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Peyasiw-Awasis | 1849–1927 | died here |
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/.