Religious Diversity in Saskatchewan, 1921



Units

Area units:
Census subdivisions are the main area units shown. Cities and towns having a population greater than 1000 are shown with approximate boundaries. Native reserves are shown, and grouped by census subdivision.

Data units:
The data units are either census subdivision, city or town, or Native reserves grouped by census subdivision (see legend description below for a key). Each of these area units are coloured according to the three most common religions.

 


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Legend Description

Religious adherence :
Area units as described above, are coloured according to religious adherence following the legend pictured at left. Where the adherence to a given religion accounts for less than 10% of the population in a given area, the area is symbolized as having "no significant" religion.
In order to view the three most common religions, click on each of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd most common religions layers listed below.

Area outlines
The outline around the coloured polygons, indicates the type of area; either census subdivision (outlined in grey), city or town of more than 1000 people (outlined in black), or Native reserves grouped by census subdivision (outlined in purple).


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Layers

The three layers shown here (1st, 2nd and 3rd most common religion) can be viewed individually by clicking on their respective checkboxes. Turning one layer on, will turn the others off so that you can view only one of the rankings at a time. "Most common" is based on the number of adherents per religion by census subdivision, city or town, or grouped Native reserve, as recorded in the census records for 1921.

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Active Tools

 SUBDIVISIONS: Top 3 religions is always the active layer. Use the tools below to get data about the three most common religions.

Identify: Click anywhere within a census subdivision, city or town, or grouped Native Reserve to get the name of that area. If there is a number in front of the name, it is a census subdivision. If there is no number, it is a city or town. If it is a Native reserve, it will simply say Native reserves

Table: Click or drag a rectangle to select any of the areas. A table pops up showing: the name of the province or city, the numbers of people of various ethnic origins, and the total number of people. See Table Fields below.

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Table Fields - SUBDIVISIONS: Top 3 religions

Census subdivision Name of the geographic unit, either a census subdivision (beginning with a number), grouped Indian Reserves (grouped by census subdivision), a city or a town (name listed without a number)
1st, 2nd, 3rd Religion The name of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd most common religion in 1921 in that census subdivision
1st, 2nd, 3rd Number The total population adhering to the corresponding religion in 1921 in that census subdivision
1st, 2nd, 3rd Percent The percent of the total population adhering to the corresponding religion in 1921 in that census subdivision


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Map Tips

Pop-up Comparison Maps
Go to the More maps drop-down menu along the top bar, to find the Pop-Up Comparison Maps for Religious Adherence, 1921. This will open another window on top of the map window you already have open, and allow you to compare maps of the same region in differing levels of detail.

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