Abernethy, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
Abernethy, VL was a village in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 280. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1997779. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.746°N, 103.419°W.
Population
In 1921, Abernethy, VL had a population of 280: 152 male and 128 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 348 |
| 1921 | 280 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Abernethy, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 280 total population, 152 males in the population, 128 females in the population, 107 males born in Canada, 91 females born in Canada, 30 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 28 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 15 males born outside the British Empire, 9 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 110 persons of British origin (Irish), 89 persons of British origin (English), 38 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 28 persons of German origin, 4 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 111 Presbyterians, 67 Methodists, 45 Anglicans (Church of England), 28 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 10 Roman Catholics, 6 Baptists, 4 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 4 Lutherans, 3 Congregationalists, 2 adherents of Eastern religions. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK176031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK176031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1997779
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abernethy,_Saskatchewan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abernethy_(Saskatchewan)
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). "Abernethy, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/abernethy-vl-sk176031-1921/.