North Battleford, C, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
North Battleford, C was a city in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,108. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q999654. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.776°N, 108.297°W.
Population
In 1921, North Battleford, C had a population of 4,108: 2,228 male and 1,880 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 537 |
| 1921 | 4,108 |
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, North Battleford, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,108 total population, 2,228 males in the population, 1,880 females in the population, 1,128 males born in Canada, 1,083 females born in Canada, 601 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 499 males born outside the British Empire, 438 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 359 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,391 persons of British origin (English), 297 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 182 persons of British origin (Irish), 142 persons of French origin, 137 persons of Russian origin, 134 persons of Scandinavian origin, 106 persons of German origin, 59 persons of Austrian origin, 52 persons of Ukrainian origin, 44 persons of other European origin, 33 persons of British origin (other), 32 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 21 persons of other Asian origin, 16 persons of Belgian origin, 15 persons of Polish origin, 14 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of Greek origin, 5 persons of Finnish origin, 4 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. 18 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 14 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). 10 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 1,058 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,047 Presbyterians, 795 Methodists, 665 Roman Catholics, 371 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 213 Lutherans, 100 Baptists, 75 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 33 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 32 Salvation Army adherents, 26 adherents of Eastern religions, 17 Jews, 15 Adventists, 10 Congregationalists, 10 Mennonites, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK186026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK186026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q999654
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Battleford
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Battleford
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). "North Battleford, C, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/north-battleford-c-sk186026-1921/.