Yorkton, T-V, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
Yorkton, T-V was a town in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,151. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1639696. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.219°N, 102.473°W.
Population
In 1921, Yorkton, T-V had a population of 5,151: 2,691 male and 2,460 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,309 |
| 1921 | 5,151 |
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, Yorkton, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 5,151 total population, 2,691 males in the population, 2,460 females in the population, 1,657 males born in Canada, 1,581 females born in Canada, 565 males born outside the British Empire, 505 females born outside the British Empire, 469 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 374 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,890 persons of British origin (English), 806 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 526 persons of Russian origin, 462 persons of British origin (Irish), 318 persons of Austrian origin, 213 persons of Ukrainian origin, 177 persons of Polish origin, 172 persons of German origin, 136 persons of Scandinavian origin, 87 persons of other European origin, 53 persons of French origin, 41 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 39 persons of British origin (other), 29 persons of Dutch origin, 21 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of Syrian origin, 3 persons of Greek origin, 2 persons of Italian origin. 172 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,346 Presbyterians, 988 Anglicans (Church of England), 646 Methodists, 582 Roman Catholics, 480 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 393 Baptists, 326 Lutherans, 167 Jews, 123 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 49 Salvation Army adherents, 34 adherents of Eastern religions, 8 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 Mennonites, 2 Congregationalists, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK179020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK179020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1639696
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkton
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). "Yorkton, T-V, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/yorkton-t-v-sk179020-1921/.