Gainsboro, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
Gainsboro, VL was a village in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 229. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2003414. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.170°N, 101.449°W.
Population
In 1921, Gainsboro, VL had a population of 229: 118 male and 111 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 168 |
| 1921 | 229 |
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, Gainsboro, 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 | 111 |
| POP M | 118 |
| POP TOT | 229 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 65 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 9 |
| BRIT BORN F | 15 |
| BRIT BORN M | 18 |
| BRIT ENG | 75 |
| BRIT IRISH | 64 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 56 |
| CAN BORN F | 90 |
| CAN BORN M | 82 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR FRENCH | 1 |
| EUR GERMAN | 8 |
| EUR HEBREW | 10 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 18 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 49 |
| MORMONS | 10 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 82 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK171033— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK171033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2003414
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gainsborough,_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). "Gainsboro, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/gainsboro-vl-sk171033-1921/.