Melville, T-V, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
Melville, T-V was a town in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,808. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q605427. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.931°N, 102.808°W.
Population
In 1921, Melville, T-V had a population of 2,808: 1,470 male and 1,338 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 273 |
| 1921 | 2,808 |
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, Melville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,808 total population, 1,470 males in the population, 1,338 females in the population, 832 males born in Canada, 815 females born in Canada, 461 males born outside the British Empire, 371 females born outside the British Empire, 177 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 152 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 556 persons of British origin (English), 394 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 325 persons of Austrian origin, 262 persons of Ukrainian origin, 244 persons of British origin (Irish), 240 persons of other European origin, 201 persons of Russian origin, 152 persons of German origin, 108 persons of French origin, 106 persons of Polish origin, 48 persons of Scandinavian origin, 25 persons of Dutch origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 15 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 4 persons of Syrian origin, 3 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 89 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 4 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. 1 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). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 689 Lutherans, 417 Presbyterians, 383 Roman Catholics, 309 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 280 Anglicans (Church of England), 214 Methodists, 186 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 114 members of the Evangelical Association, 89 Jews, 63 Baptists, 48 Salvation Army adherents, 13 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK175025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK175025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q605427
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville,_Saskatchewan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_(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). "Melville, T-V, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/melville-t-v-sk175025-1921/.