% of workforce in wage employment (1921 census). A wage-earner majority across all tiers signals an urban labour market, not a subsistence farm economy. (Not available for sub-CSD grain economy sites — below the census threshold.)
Provincial Overview
7
Cities
39
Regional Hubs
27
Service Towns
356
Farm Villages
Tier Definitions
Sub-CSD Grain Economy
435
Grain Hamlets
69
Elevator Sidings
Named places below the formal census threshold, drawn from provincial
grain elevator licensing records (1911–1930) rather than the 1921
census. Grain Hamlets have
confirmed or probable evidence of settlement character.
Elevator Sidings are
infrastructure-only sites with no confirmed habitation. 27 further sites
were too ephemeral or ambiguous to classify and are excluded here.