281. Beaver Dam, Alberta (1921 census)
281. Beaver Dam was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,524. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.489°N, 114.353°W.
Population
In 1921, 281. Beaver Dam had a population of 1,524: 820 male and 704 female residents. Population density was 4.7 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 92 townships, 1911 (10.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 281. Beaver Dam 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 | 704 |
| POP M | 820 |
| POP TOT | 1,524 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 11 |
| ANGLICANS | 253 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 102 |
| BRIT BORN F | 91 |
| BRIT BORN M | 129 |
| BRIT ENG | 507 |
| BRIT IRISH | 286 |
| BRIT OTHER | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 258 |
| CAN BORN F | 399 |
| CAN BORN M | 430 |
| CHRISTIANS | 20 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 13 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 161 |
| EUR FRENCH | 8 |
| EUR GERMAN | 190 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 9 |
| EUR OTHER | 10 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 7 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 68 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 86 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 214 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 261 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 130 |
| MENNONITES | 112 |
| METHODISTS | 291 |
| OTHER SECTS | 23 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 379 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 102 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB194017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB194017— 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). "281. Beaver Dam, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/281-beaver-dam-ab194017-1921/.