303. Wiste, Alberta (1921 census)
303. Wiste was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,251. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.837°N, 111.067°W.
Population
In 1921, 303. Wiste had a population of 1,251: 679 male and 572 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 411 townships, 1911 (2.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 303. Wiste shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 572 |
| POP M | 679 |
| POP TOT | 1,251 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 37 |
| ANGLICANS | 180 |
| BAPTISTS | 80 |
| BRIT BORN F | 64 |
| BRIT BORN M | 96 |
| BRIT ENG | 377 |
| BRIT IRISH | 146 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 114 |
| CAN BORN F | 323 |
| CAN BORN M | 320 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 61 |
| EUR DUTCH | 21 |
| EUR FRENCH | 10 |
| EUR GERMAN | 141 |
| EUR OTHER | 5 |
| EUR POLISH | 21 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 136 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 152 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 44 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 185 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 263 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 128 |
| LUTHERANS | 296 |
| METHODISTS | 255 |
| OTHER SECTS | 36 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 164 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 70 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB193019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB193019— 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). "303. Wiste, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/303-wiste-ab193019-1921/.