305. Dowling Lake, Alberta (1921 census)
305. Dowling Lake was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,246. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.751°N, 111.919°W.
Population
In 1921, 305. Dowling Lake had a population of 1,246: 684 male and 562 female residents. Population density was 3.9 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 411 townships, 1911 (2.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 305. Dowling Lake 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 | 562 |
| POP M | 684 |
| POP TOT | 1,246 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 46 |
| ANGLICANS | 156 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 5 |
| BAPTISTS | 76 |
| BRIT BORN F | 92 |
| BRIT BORN M | 120 |
| BRIT ENG | 344 |
| BRIT IRISH | 184 |
| BRIT OTHER | 15 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 231 |
| CAN BORN F | 273 |
| CAN BORN M | 297 |
| CHRISTIANS | 7 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 33 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 3 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 20 |
| EUR DUTCH | 34 |
| EUR FINNISH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 22 |
| EUR GERMAN | 91 |
| EUR OTHER | 8 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 204 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 84 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 197 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 267 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 235 |
| MENNONITES | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 220 |
| OTHER SECTS | 55 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 310 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 97 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB193021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB193021— 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). "305. Dowling Lake, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/305-dowling-lake-ab193021-1921/.