159. Riley, Alberta (1921 census)
159. Riley was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.440°N, 113.855°W.
Population
In 1921, 159. Riley had a population of 1,879: 1,072 male and 807 female residents. Population density was 4.3 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 was contained in 198 townships, 1911 (6.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 159. Riley shared boundaries with:
- 129. Clear Lake
- 130. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 158. Royal
- 160. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 189. Dinton
- 190. Sheep Creek
- Cayley, VL
- Nanton, T-V
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 807 |
| POP M | 1,072 |
| POP TOT | 1,879 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 5 |
| ANGLICANS | 244 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 9 |
| BAPTISTS | 64 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 93 |
| BRIT BORN M | 124 |
| BRIT ENG | 779 |
| BRIT IRISH | 252 |
| BRIT OTHER | 65 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 413 |
| CAN BORN F | 425 |
| CAN BORN M | 519 |
| CHRISTIANS | 46 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 6 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 5 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 6 |
| EUR DUTCH | 53 |
| EUR FRENCH | 40 |
| EUR GERMAN | 74 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 2 |
| EUR OTHER | 6 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 16 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 149 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 289 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 429 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 9 |
| LUTHERANS | 79 |
| METHODISTS | 466 |
| MORMONS | 141 |
| OTHER SECTS | 77 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 630 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 99 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB192010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB192010— 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). "159. Riley, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/159-riley-ab192010-1921/.