Fort Qu'Appelle, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
Fort Qu'Appelle, VL was a village in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 495. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1866018. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.763°N, 103.793°W.
Population
In 1921, Fort Qu'Appelle, VL had a population of 495: 253 male and 242 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 130 |
| 1921 | 495 |
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, Fort Qu'Appelle, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 495 total population, 253 males in the population, 242 females in the population, 172 females born in Canada, 166 males born in Canada, 68 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 56 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 19 males born outside the British Empire, 14 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 215 persons of British origin (English), 106 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 101 persons of British origin (Irish), 29 persons of French origin, 10 persons of German origin, 8 persons of Ukrainian origin, 6 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 5 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 211 Anglicans (Church of England), 151 Presbyterians, 59 Methodists, 46 Roman Catholics, 7 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 7 Lutherans, 6 adherents of Eastern religions, 4 Jews, 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Baptists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Matokinajin | 1846–1921 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK176048— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK176048— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1866018
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Qu%27Appelle
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Qu%27Appelle
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). "Fort Qu'Appelle, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/fort-qu-appelle-vl-sk176048-1921/.