Big River vl (T56 R7 MW3), Saskatchewan (1911 census)
Big River vl (T56 R7 MW3) was a village in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 516. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.836°N, 107.025°W.
Population
In 1911, Big River vl (T56 R7 MW3) had a population of 516. Population density was 514.4 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 Montreal Lake, 1901 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 555. T. 55-57, R. 7-9, W. 3, 1921 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Big River vl (T56 R7 MW3) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 40 |
| POP M | 56 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 2.62 |
| POP TOT | 516 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 70 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,474 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36.68 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 17 |
| BAPTISTS | 4 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 101 |
| BRIT IRISH | 45 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 65 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 20 |
| F MARRIED | 16 |
| F SINGLE | 23 |
| F WIDOWED | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 20 |
| FRENCH | 205 |
| GERMAN | 9 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 62 |
| M MARRIED | 18 |
| M SINGLE | 38 |
| METHODISTS | 24 |
| POLISH | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 109 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 241 |
| RUSSIAN | 2 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 59 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK212020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK212020— 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 1911 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). "Big River vl (T56 R7 MW3), Saskatchewan (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/big-river-vl-t56-r7-mw3-sk212020-1911/.