Moosejaw, C, Saskatchewan (1911 census)
Moosejaw, C was a city in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 456. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1019496. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.393°N, 105.546°W.
Population
In 1911, Moosejaw, C had a population of 456: 276 male and 180 female residents. Population density was 2379.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 456 |
| 1921 | 19,285 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Moosejaw, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 3,720 area in acres, 2,379.17 population per square mile, 456 total population, 276 males in the population, 184 single (never-married) males, 180 females in the population, 111 families, 99 single (never-married) females, 91 married males, 79 married females, 5.81 area in square miles, 2 widowed females, 1 widowed males. 1,558 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 111 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh McKellar | 1849–1929 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK211002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK177024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1019496
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose_Jaw
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose_Jaw
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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). "Moosejaw, C, Saskatchewan (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/moosejaw-c-sk211002-1911/.