Saskatoon, C, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
Saskatoon, C was a city in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 25,739. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q10566. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.121°N, 106.666°W.
Population
In 1921, Saskatoon, C had a population of 25,739: 12,932 male and 12,807 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 12,004 |
| 1921 | 25,739 |
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, Saskatoon, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 25,739 total population, 12,932 males in the population, 12,807 females in the population, 7,409 females born in Canada, 7,149 males born in Canada, 3,791 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3,603 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,992 males born outside the British Empire, 1,795 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 10,795 persons of British origin (English), 5,965 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3,925 persons of British origin (Irish), 813 persons of German origin, 749 persons of French origin, 517 persons of Scandinavian origin, 378 persons of Russian origin, 355 persons of Austrian origin, 315 persons of Ukrainian origin, 282 persons of Dutch origin, 281 persons of British origin (other), 237 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 119 persons of other European origin, 106 persons of Polish origin, 74 persons of Italian origin, 54 persons of Greek origin, 53 persons of Belgian origin, 23 persons of Syrian origin, 5 persons of Finnish origin. 599 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 39 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 7,870 Presbyterians, 7,473 Anglicans (Church of England), 3,677 Methodists, 2,883 Roman Catholics, 892 Baptists, 625 Lutherans, 599 Jews, 562 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 536 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 182 Salvation Army adherents, 142 adherents of Eastern religions, 90 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 58 Adventists, 55 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 43 Congregationalists, 25 Brethren, 24 Mennonites, 13 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Clinkskill | 1840–1936 | died here |
| Charles Samuel Eby | 1845–1925 | died here |
| William Charles Sutherland | 1865–1940 | died here |
| William John Rutherford | 1868–1930 | died here |
| James Frederick Cairns | 1870–1928 | died here |
| Peter Petrovich Verigin | 1881–1939 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK181020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK181020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q10566
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon
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). "Saskatoon, C, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/saskatoon-c-sk181020-1921/.