Canwood, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
Canwood, VL was a village in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 158. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1999491. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.357°N, 106.606°W.
Population
In 1921, Canwood, VL had a population of 158: 92 male and 66 female residents. Population density was 157.5 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 210 townships, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Canwood, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 66 |
| POP M | 92 |
| POP TOT | 158 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 24 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 2 |
| BRIT BORN F | 11 |
| BRIT BORN M | 14 |
| BRIT ENG | 34 |
| BRIT IRISH | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 26 |
| CAN BORN F | 23 |
| CAN BORN M | 41 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR FRENCH | 4 |
| EUR GERMAN | 6 |
| EUR HEBREW | 7 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 73 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 32 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 37 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 59 |
| METHODISTS | 11 |
| OTHER SECTS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 29 |
| PROTESTANTS | 18 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK186030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK186030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1999491
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canwood
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). "Canwood, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/canwood-vl-sk186030-1921/.