68. Brokenshell, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
68. Brokenshell was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,142. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4973530. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.654°N, 104.242°W.
Population
In 1921, 68. Brokenshell had a population of 1,142: 642 male and 500 female residents. Population density was 3.5 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 217 townships, 1911 (4.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 68. Brokenshell 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 | 500 |
| POP M | 642 |
| POP TOT | 1,142 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 9 |
| ANGLICANS | 90 |
| BAPTISTS | 44 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 41 |
| BRIT BORN M | 54 |
| BRIT ENG | 271 |
| BRIT IRISH | 193 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 144 |
| CAN BORN F | 302 |
| CAN BORN M | 348 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 15 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 33 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 23 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 25 |
| EUR GERMAN | 197 |
| EUR OTHER | 7 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 20 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 219 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 157 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 240 |
| LUTHERANS | 254 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 293 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 51 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 153 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 225 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK172013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK172013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4973530
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Brokenshell_No._68
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). "68. Brokenshell, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/68-brokenshell-sk172013-1921/.