422. Gilt Edge, Alberta (1921 census)
422. Gilt Edge was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,475. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.886°N, 110.657°W.
Population
In 1921, 422. Gilt Edge had a population of 1,475: 858 male and 617 female residents. Population density was 4.6 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 270 townships, 1911 (3.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 422. Gilt Edge shared boundaries with:
- 392. Vale
- 421. Ribstone
- 423. Battle River
- 451. Merton
- 452. Grizzly Bear
- Edgerton, VL
- Wainwright, T-V
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 617 |
| POP M | 858 |
| POP TOT | 1,475 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 327 |
| BAPTISTS | 47 |
| BRIT BORN F | 94 |
| BRIT BORN M | 142 |
| BRIT ENG | 500 |
| BRIT IRISH | 266 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 318 |
| CAN BORN F | 424 |
| CAN BORN M | 563 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 14 |
| EUR DUTCH | 4 |
| EUR FRENCH | 178 |
| EUR GERMAN | 39 |
| EUR OTHER | 27 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 12 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 95 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 14 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 99 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 153 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 14 |
| LUTHERANS | 71 |
| METHODISTS | 374 |
| OTHER SECTS | 70 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 352 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 218 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB195017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB195017— 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). "422. Gilt Edge, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/422-gilt-edge-ab195017-1921/.