157. Marquis, Alberta (1921 census)
157. Marquis was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,659. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.566°N, 112.981°W.
Population
In 1921, 157. Marquis had a population of 1,659: 956 male and 703 female residents. Population density was 4.0 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Queenston vl (T19 R22 MW4), 1911 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 157. Marquis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 703 |
| POP M | 956 |
| POP TOT | 1,659 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 179 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 143 |
| BRETHREN | 229 |
| BRIT BORN F | 78 |
| BRIT BORN M | 126 |
| BRIT ENG | 503 |
| BRIT IRISH | 250 |
| BRIT OTHER | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 312 |
| CAN BORN F | 340 |
| CAN BORN M | 417 |
| CHRISTIANS | 26 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 3 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 63 |
| EUR FRENCH | 44 |
| EUR GERMAN | 202 |
| EUR OTHER | 5 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 44 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 217 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 285 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 413 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| INDIAN | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 212 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 287 |
| MORMONS | 5 |
| OTHER SECTS | 93 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 326 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 144 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB192008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB192008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "157. Marquis, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/157-marquis-ab192008-1921/.