425. Stirling, Alberta (1921 census)
425. Stirling was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,079. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.799°N, 111.962°W.
Population
In 1921, 425. Stirling had a population of 2,079: 1,193 male and 886 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 270 townships, 1911 (3.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 425. Stirling shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,079 total population, 1,193 males in the population, 886 females in the population, 570 males born in Canada, 506 males born outside the British Empire, 453 females born in Canada, 348 females born outside the British Empire, 117 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 85 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 500 persons of German origin, 394 persons of British origin (English), 381 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 323 persons of British origin (Irish), 286 persons of Scandinavian origin, 61 persons of French origin, 58 persons of Dutch origin, 28 persons of other European origin, 21 persons of Austrian origin, 9 persons of Belgian origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 577 Presbyterians, 534 Roman Catholics, 260 Lutherans, 228 Anglicans (Church of England), 228 Methodists, 165 Baptists, 55 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 11 Congregationalists, 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 members of the Evangelical Association, 5 Adventists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB195020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB195020— 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). "425. Stirling, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/425-stirling-ab195020-1921/.