Holdfast, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
Holdfast, VL was a village in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 217. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2003881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.958°N, 105.421°W.
Population
In 1921, Holdfast, VL had a population of 217: 109 male and 108 female residents. Population density was 216.3 people per square mile.
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, Holdfast, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 108 |
| POP M | 109 |
| POP TOT | 217 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 3 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2 |
| BRIT ENG | 10 |
| BRIT IRISH | 12 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 10 |
| CAN BORN F | 57 |
| CAN BORN M | 49 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 5 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 2 |
| EUR GERMAN | 29 |
| EUR HEBREW | 4 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 4 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 128 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 48 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 58 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 3 |
| JEWS | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 44 |
| METHODISTS | 15 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 15 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 131 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK176050— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK176050— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2003881
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holdfast,_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). "Holdfast, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/holdfast-vl-sk176050-1921/.