Zelma, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
Zelma, VL was a village in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 66. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2205408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.843°N, 105.908°W.
Population
In 1921, Zelma, VL had a population of 66: 38 male and 28 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 73 |
| 1921 | 66 |
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, Zelma, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 66 total population, 38 males in the population, 28 females in the population, 23 males born in Canada, 20 females born in Canada, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 7 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 25 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 24 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 4 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 36 Presbyterians, 8 Anglicans (Church of England), 8 Lutherans, 5 Methodists, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Jews, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK181055— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK181055— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2205408
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelma,_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). "Zelma, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/zelma-vl-sk181055-1921/.