Ceylon, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
Ceylon, VL was a village in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 141. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1999559. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.460°N, 104.602°W.
Population
In 1921, Ceylon, VL had a population of 141: 78 male and 63 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 217 townships, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Ceylon, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 63 |
| POP M | 78 |
| POP TOT | 141 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 21 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 7 |
| BAPTISTS | 11 |
| BRIT BORN F | 8 |
| BRIT BORN M | 8 |
| BRIT ENG | 41 |
| BRIT IRISH | 36 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 40 |
| CAN BORN F | 42 |
| CAN BORN M | 52 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 7 |
| EUR FRENCH | 2 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 13 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 18 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 34 |
| OTHER SECTS | 19 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 37 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 11 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK172030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK172030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1999559
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceylon,_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). "Ceylon, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/ceylon-vl-sk172030-1921/.