426. Melrose, Alberta (1921 census)
426. Melrose was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,153. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.760°N, 112.353°W.
Population
In 1921, 426. Melrose had a population of 2,153: 1,200 male and 953 female residents. Population density was 5.8 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 426. Melrose shared boundaries with:
- 395. Wheatland
- 396. Haig
- 425. Stirling
- 427. Evergreen
- 456. Parkland
- Bawlf, VL
- Daysland, T-V
- Heisler, VL
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 953 |
| POP M | 1,200 |
| POP TOT | 2,153 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 75 |
| BAPTISTS | 72 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 49 |
| BRIT BORN M | 89 |
| BRIT ENG | 400 |
| BRIT IRISH | 222 |
| BRIT OTHER | 27 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 245 |
| CAN BORN F | 488 |
| CAN BORN M | 556 |
| CHRISTIANS | 6 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 122 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 23 |
| EUR FRENCH | 81 |
| EUR GERMAN | 678 |
| EUR OTHER | 28 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 16 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 304 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 416 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 555 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 12 |
| LUTHERANS | 361 |
| MENNONITES | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 482 |
| OTHER SECTS | 66 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 286 |
| PROTESTANTS | 71 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 695 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 8 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB196012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB196012— 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). "426. Melrose, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/426-melrose-ab196012-1921/.