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.
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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,558 total population, 1,413 males in the population, 1,145 females in the population, 784 males born in Canada, 695 females born in Canada, 333 males born outside the British Empire, 296 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 240 females born outside the British Empire, 210 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,347 persons of British origin (English), 517 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 302 persons of British origin (Irish), 95 persons of Scandinavian origin, 85 persons of French origin, 80 persons of German origin, 38 persons of British origin (other), 29 persons of other European origin, 16 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of Austrian origin, 9 persons of Ukrainian origin, 6 persons of Russian origin, 5 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 9 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 4 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 696 Methodists, 614 Presbyterians, 513 Anglicans (Church of England), 262 Roman Catholics, 178 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 132 Baptists, 86 Lutherans, 24 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 21 Congregationalists, 15 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 7 Adventists, 6 Salvation Army adherents, 3 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.