Elstow, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
Elstow, VL was a village in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 146. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2003135. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.989°N, 106.057°W.
Population
In 1921, Elstow, VL had a population of 146: 83 male and 63 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 300 |
| 1921 | 146 |
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, Elstow, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 146 total population, 83 males in the population, 63 females in the population, 55 males born in Canada, 50 females born in Canada, 15 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 13 males born outside the British Empire, 9 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 52 persons of British origin (English), 39 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 35 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of German origin, 4 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 4 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 54 Anglicans (Church of England), 41 Presbyterians, 27 Methodists, 9 Roman Catholics, 6 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 4 adherents of Eastern religions, 3 Lutherans, 2 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK181039— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK181039— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2003135
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elstow,_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). "Elstow, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/elstow-vl-sk181039-1921/.