279. Norquay, Alberta (1921 census)
279. Norquay was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,252. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.489°N, 113.450°W.
Population
In 1921, 279. Norquay had a population of 2,252: 1,223 male and 1,029 female residents. Population density was 7.0 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 279. Norquay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,029 |
| POP M | 1,223 |
| POP TOT | 2,252 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 259 |
| ANGLICANS | 207 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 118 |
| BRIT BORN F | 80 |
| BRIT BORN M | 103 |
| BRIT ENG | 407 |
| BRIT IRISH | 164 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 231 |
| CAN BORN F | 560 |
| CAN BORN M | 617 |
| CHRISTIANS | 20 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 124 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 9 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 11 |
| EUR DUTCH | 27 |
| EUR FRENCH | 15 |
| EUR GERMAN | 131 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 2 |
| EUR OTHER | 21 |
| EUR POLISH | 8 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1,177 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 25 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 389 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 503 |
| LUTHERANS | 282 |
| MENNONITES | 355 |
| METHODISTS | 174 |
| OTHER SECTS | 68 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 353 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 284 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB194015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB194015— 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). "279. Norquay, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/279-norquay-ab194015-1921/.