Swift Current, C, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
Swift Current, C was a city in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,518. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q619937. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.291°N, 107.807°W.
Population
In 1921, Swift Current, C had a population of 3,518: 1,791 male and 1,727 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 117 |
| 1921 | 3,518 |
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, Swift Current, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,518 total population, 1,791 males in the population, 1,727 females in the population, 1,000 females born in Canada, 993 males born in Canada, 472 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 441 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 326 males born outside the British Empire, 286 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,439 persons of British origin (English), 771 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 567 persons of British origin (Irish), 208 persons of Scandinavian origin, 109 persons of German origin, 89 persons of Austrian origin, 69 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 53 persons of French origin, 34 persons of Russian origin, 28 persons of Dutch origin, 25 persons of British origin (other), 19 persons of other European origin, 7 persons of Polish origin, 4 persons of Greek origin, 4 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of Ukrainian origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Finnish origin. 64 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 1 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 1,026 Presbyterians, 926 Anglicans (Church of England), 702 Methodists, 330 Roman Catholics, 136 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 133 Lutherans, 97 Baptists, 64 Jews, 20 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 20 Salvation Army adherents, 18 adherents of Eastern religions, 16 Brethren, 12 Mennonites, 11 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 4 Congregationalists, 1 Adventists, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK178025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK178025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q619937
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_Current
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_Current
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). "Swift Current, C, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/swift-current-c-sk178025-1921/.