Weyburn, C, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
Weyburn, C was a city in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,193. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1904554. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.663°N, 103.853°W.
Population
In 1921, Weyburn, C had a population of 3,193: 1,584 male and 1,609 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 138 |
| 1921 | 3,193 |
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, Weyburn, 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 3,193 total population, 1,609 females in the population, 1,584 males in the population, 1,034 females born in Canada, 983 males born in Canada, 314 males born outside the British Empire, 290 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 287 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 285 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,722 persons of British origin (English), 417 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 350 persons of British origin (Irish), 125 persons of German origin, 106 persons of Scandinavian origin, 82 persons of French origin, 73 persons of other European origin, 38 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 29 persons of British origin (other), 26 persons of Belgian origin, 26 persons of Polish origin, 25 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of Austrian origin, 15 persons of Russian origin, 11 persons of Ukrainian origin, 10 persons of Italian origin, 6 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin. 17 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. 3 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 1 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 994 Presbyterians, 649 Methodists, 503 Roman Catholics, 481 Anglicans (Church of England), 188 Baptists, 94 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 75 Lutherans, 44 Salvation Army adherents, 40 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 32 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 27 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 25 adherents of Eastern religions, 13 Congregationalists, 7 Brethren, 7 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Jews, 1 Adventists, 1 Mennonites. (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.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Menzies Mitchell | 1865–1932 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK172021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK172021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1904554
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weyburn
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weyburn_(Saskatchewan)
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). "Weyburn, C, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/weyburn-c-sk172021-1921/.