Colonsay, VL, Saskatchewan (1911 census)
Colonsay, VL was a village in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 37. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1380418. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.978°N, 105.875°W.
Population
In 1911, Colonsay, VL had a population of 37: 22 male and 15 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 37 |
| 1921 | 183 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Bellevue, 1901 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Colonsay, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 15 |
| POP M | 22 |
| POP TOT | 37 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 6 |
| F MARRIED | 8 |
| F SINGLE | 5 |
| F WIDOWED | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK209010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK181034— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1380418
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonsay,_Saskatchewan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonsay_(Saskatchewan)
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). "Colonsay, VL, Saskatchewan (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/colonsay-vl-sk209010-1911/.