423. Battle River, Alberta (1921 census)
423. Battle River was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,022. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.886°N, 111.091°W.
Population
In 1921, 423. Battle River had a population of 1,022: 576 male and 446 female residents. Population density was 3.2 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, 423. Battle River shared boundaries with:
- 393. Huamha
- 394. Asquith
- 422. Gilt Edge
- 424. Kinsella
- 452. Grizzly Bear
- 453. Buffalo Coulee
- Irma, VL
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 446 |
| POP M | 576 |
| POP TOT | 1,022 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 164 |
| BAPTISTS | 24 |
| BRIT BORN F | 54 |
| BRIT BORN M | 74 |
| BRIT ENG | 368 |
| BRIT IRISH | 136 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 181 |
| CAN BORN F | 267 |
| CAN BORN M | 329 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 11 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 12 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 7 |
| EUR DUTCH | 9 |
| EUR FRENCH | 66 |
| EUR GERMAN | 77 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 4 |
| EUR OTHER | 24 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 12 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 122 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 125 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 173 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 106 |
| METHODISTS | 276 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 28 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 251 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 152 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB195018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB195018— 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). "423. Battle River, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/423-battle-river-ab195018-1921/.