Northern unorganized parts, Saskatchewan (1921 census)

Northern unorganized parts was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,080. The administrative centroid was at approximately 56.877°N, 105.865°W.

Population

In 1921, Northern unorganized parts had a population of 2,080: 1,109 male and 971 female residents.

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 contained Green Lake I R, 1911 (0.0% share).
• In an earlier year, this CSD contained Green Lake I R, 1911 (0.0% share).
• In an earlier year, this CSD contained Migratory Indians, 1911 (0.0% share).
• In an earlier year, this CSD contained Little Island Lake I R, 1911 (0.0% share).
• In an earlier year, this CSD contained Pattiwagan I R, 1911 (0.0% share).
• In an earlier year, this CSD contained Clear Lake I R, 1911 (0.0% share).
• In an earlier year, this CSD contained Canoe River I R, 1911 (0.0% share).
• In an earlier year, this CSD contained Sucker Point I R, 1911 (0.0% share).
• In an earlier year, this CSD contained Deer Lake and Forks I R, 1911 (0.0% share).
• In an earlier year, this CSD contained Barren Land I R, 1911 (0.0% share).
• In an earlier year, this CSD contained Isle a la Crosse I R, 1911 (0.0% share).
• In an earlier year, this CSD contained English River I R, 1911 (0.0% share).
• In an earlier year, this CSD contained Lac la Loche I R, 1911 (0.0% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921

In the 1921 census, Northern unorganized parts shared boundaries with:

• 514. T. 52-54, R. 4-6, W.2
• 515. T. 52-54, R. 7-8, W.2
• 517. T. 52-54, R. 10-15, W.2, N.W. of Sask. R
• 518. T. 52-54, R. 16-18, W.2
• 520. T. 52-54, R. 22-24. W. 2
• 521. T. 52-54, R. 25-28, W. 2
• 553. T. 55-57, R. 1-3, W. 3
• 554. T. 55-57, R. 4-6, W. 3
• 555. T. 55-57, R. 7-9, W. 3
• 587. T. 59-61, R.13-15, W. 3
• 588. T. 59-61, R. 16-18, W. 3
• 589. T. 59-61, R. 19-21, W. 3
• 591. T. 59-61, R. 22-24, W. 3
• 592. T. 59-61, R. 25-27, W. 3
• 601. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
• 631. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
• Indian reserves
• Indian reserves
• NO DATA
• NO DATA
• NO DATA
• NO DATA
• NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
• Remainder of province comprising northern parts
• Unorganized northern parts

Full census record, 1921

The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.

Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,080 total population, 1,109 males in the population, 995 males born in Canada, 971 females in the population, 955 females born in Canada, 72 males born outside the British Empire, 42 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)

Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 186 persons of French origin, 168 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 98 persons of British origin (English), 21 persons of German origin, 21 persons of Scandinavian origin, 17 persons of British origin (Irish), 13 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of other European origin, 4 persons of Syrian origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin. 1,529 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 1,632 Roman Catholics, 353 Anglicans (Church of England), 35 Presbyterians, 28 Lutherans, 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Mennonites, 8 Methodists, 3 Baptists, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)

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 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: SK188001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_SK188001 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.

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). "Northern unorganized parts, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/northern-unorganized-parts-sk188001-1921/.