189. Dinton, Alberta (1921 census)
189. Dinton was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,705. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.692°N, 113.464°W.
Population
In 1921, 189. Dinton had a population of 1,705: 984 male and 721 female residents. Population density was 4.3 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 189. Dinton shared boundaries with:
- 157. Marquis
- 158. Royal
- 159. Riley
- 190. Sheep Creek
- 219. Bow Valley
- 220. Shepard
- Blackie, VL
- Indian reserves
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 | 721 |
| POP M | 984 |
| POP TOT | 1,705 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 323 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 61 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT BORN F | 77 |
| BRIT BORN M | 133 |
| BRIT ENG | 492 |
| BRIT IRISH | 434 |
| BRIT OTHER | 18 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 367 |
| CAN BORN F | 426 |
| CAN BORN M | 531 |
| CHRISTIANS | 21 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 14 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 9 |
| EUR DUTCH | 91 |
| EUR FRENCH | 31 |
| EUR GERMAN | 120 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 23 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 17 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 90 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 218 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 320 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 54 |
| MENNONITES | 71 |
| METHODISTS | 335 |
| MORMONS | 40 |
| OTHER SECTS | 42 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 551 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 174 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB192013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB192013— 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). "189. Dinton, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/189-dinton-ab192013-1921/.