311. Westerdale, Alberta (1921 census)
311. Westerdale was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,980. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.751°N, 114.356°W.
Population
In 1921, 311. Westerdale had a population of 1,980: 1,106 male and 874 female residents. Population density was 6.1 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 411 townships, 1911 (2.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 311. Westerdale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 874 |
| POP M | 1,106 |
| POP TOT | 1,980 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 27 |
| ANGLICANS | 279 |
| BAPTISTS | 170 |
| BRIT BORN F | 147 |
| BRIT BORN M | 186 |
| BRIT ENG | 630 |
| BRIT IRISH | 253 |
| BRIT OTHER | 24 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 378 |
| CAN BORN F | 467 |
| CAN BORN M | 556 |
| CHRISTIANS | 29 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 2 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 53 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 54 |
| EUR GERMAN | 245 |
| EUR HEBREW | 5 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 7 |
| EUR OTHER | 60 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 47 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 196 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 63 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 260 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 364 |
| JEWS | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 233 |
| MENNONITES | 53 |
| METHODISTS | 427 |
| MORMONS | 11 |
| OTHER SECTS | 171 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 405 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 94 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 8 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB194022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB194022— 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). "311. Westerdale, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/311-westerdale-ab194022-1921/.