Melfort, T-V, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
Melfort, T-V was a town in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,746. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1904228. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.864°N, 104.598°W.
Population
In 1921, Melfort, T-V had a population of 1,746: 897 male and 849 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 599 |
| 1921 | 1,746 |
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, Melfort, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,746 total population, 897 males in the population, 849 females in the population, 600 males born in Canada, 584 females born in Canada, 160 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 140 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 137 males born outside the British Empire, 125 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 633 persons of British origin (English), 453 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 353 persons of British origin (Irish), 64 persons of Scandinavian origin, 50 persons of German origin, 43 persons of French origin, 33 persons of Dutch origin, 28 persons of British origin (other), 15 persons of Syrian origin, 9 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 8 persons of Greek origin, 7 persons of Russian origin, 4 persons of Ukrainian origin, 3 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 36 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 3 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 591 Presbyterians, 421 Anglicans (Church of England), 405 Methodists, 87 Roman Catholics, 53 Salvation Army adherents, 44 Baptists, 42 Lutherans, 36 Jews, 25 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 17 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 16 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 9 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK184035— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK184035— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1904228
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melfort,_Saskatchewan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melfort_(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). "Melfort, T-V, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/melfort-t-v-sk184035-1921/.