338. Hays, Alberta (1921 census)
338. Hays was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,558. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.116°N, 113.208°W.
Population
In 1921, 338. Hays had a population of 2,558: 1,413 male and 1,145 female residents. Population density was 6.7 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 411 townships, 1911 (2.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 338. Hays shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,145 |
| POP M | 1,413 |
| POP TOT | 2,558 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 7 |
| ANGLICANS | 513 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 132 |
| BRIT BORN F | 210 |
| BRIT BORN M | 296 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,347 |
| BRIT IRISH | 302 |
| BRIT OTHER | 38 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 517 |
| CAN BORN F | 695 |
| CAN BORN M | 784 |
| CHRISTIANS | 24 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 21 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 3 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 9 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 16 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 85 |
| EUR GERMAN | 80 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 5 |
| EUR OTHER | 29 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 6 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 95 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 240 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 333 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 15 |
| INDIAN | 9 |
| LUTHERANS | 86 |
| METHODISTS | 696 |
| NEGRO | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 178 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 614 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 262 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB196003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB196003— 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). "338. Hays, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/338-hays-ab196003-1921/.