Onion Lake I R, Saskatchewan (1911 census)
Onion Lake I R was a census subdivision in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 245. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.700°N, 109.890°W.
Population
In 1911, Onion Lake I R had a population of 245. Population density was 4.2 people per square mile.
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 was contained in Onion Lake, 1901 (1.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Indian reserves, 1921 (23.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Onion Lake I R shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 12 |
| POP M | 22 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 0.93 |
| POP TOT | 245 |
Other recorded variables (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 50 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,474 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36.68 |
| CSD TYPE | R |
| DWELLINGS | 9 |
| F MARRIED | 6 |
| F SINGLE | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 9 |
| INDIAN | 245 |
| M MARRIED | 6 |
| M SINGLE | 15 |
| M WIDOWED | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 195 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK208018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK208018— 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 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). "Onion Lake I R, Saskatchewan (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/onion-lake-i-r-sk208018-1911/.