248. Grasswold, Alberta (1921 census)
248. Grasswold was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,655. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.227°N, 113.013°W.
Population
In 1921, 248. Grasswold had a population of 1,655: 1,029 male and 626 female residents. Population density was 5.1 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 606 townships, 1911 (1.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 248. Grasswold shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 626 |
| POP M | 1,029 |
| POP TOT | 1,655 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 45 |
| ANGLICANS | 137 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 13 |
| BAPTISTS | 60 |
| BRIT BORN F | 31 |
| BRIT BORN M | 112 |
| BRIT ENG | 281 |
| BRIT IRISH | 171 |
| BRIT OTHER | 44 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 210 |
| CAN BORN F | 189 |
| CAN BORN M | 293 |
| CHRISTIANS | 25 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 10 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 9 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 17 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 3 |
| EUR DUTCH | 86 |
| EUR FRENCH | 52 |
| EUR GERMAN | 181 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 3 |
| EUR OTHER | 8 |
| EUR POLISH | 6 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 260 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 296 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 19 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 406 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 624 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 33 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 288 |
| MENNONITES | 214 |
| METHODISTS | 270 |
| MORMONS | 13 |
| OTHER SECTS | 48 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 241 |
| PROTESTANTS | 44 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 212 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB194009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB194009— 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). "248. Grasswold, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/248-grasswold-ab194009-1921/.