214. Berry Creek, Alberta (1921 census)
214. Berry Creek was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,369. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.988°N, 111.467°W.
Population
In 1921, 214. Berry Creek had a population of 1,369: 873 male and 496 female residents.
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 606 townships, 1911 (2.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 214. Berry Creek shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,369 total population, 873 males in the population, 496 females in the population, 365 males born outside the British Empire, 360 males born in Canada, 222 females born in Canada, 207 females born outside the British Empire, 148 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 67 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 420 persons of British origin (English), 241 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 210 persons of British origin (Irish), 157 persons of German origin, 138 persons of Scandinavian origin, 47 persons of French origin, 43 persons of Dutch origin, 29 persons of British origin (other), 17 persons of other European origin, 16 persons of Syrian origin, 12 persons of Austrian origin, 8 persons of Ukrainian origin, 7 persons of Polish origin, 7 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 3 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 314 Presbyterians, 295 Methodists, 211 Lutherans, 189 Anglicans (Church of England), 153 Roman Catholics, 66 Baptists, 31 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 25 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 24 Adventists, 18 adherents of Eastern religions, 15 Congregationalists, 12 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 8 Brethren, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Mennonites, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB193003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB193003— 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). "214. Berry Creek, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/214-berry-creek-ab193003-1921/.