483. Melberta, Alberta (1921 census)
483. Melberta was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,424. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.409°N, 111.108°W.
Population
In 1921, 483. Melberta had a population of 1,424: 799 male and 625 female residents. Population density was 4.5 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 263 townships, 1911 (3.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 483. Melberta shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 625 |
| POP M | 799 |
| POP TOT | 1,424 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 17 |
| ANGLICANS | 356 |
| BAPTISTS | 62 |
| BRETHREN | 6 |
| BRIT BORN F | 114 |
| BRIT BORN M | 170 |
| BRIT ENG | 470 |
| BRIT IRISH | 342 |
| BRIT OTHER | 19 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 341 |
| CAN BORN F | 373 |
| CAN BORN M | 470 |
| CHRISTIANS | 4 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 18 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 5 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 28 |
| EUR GERMAN | 78 |
| EUR OTHER | 9 |
| EUR POLISH | 7 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 20 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 74 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 138 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 159 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 21 |
| INDIAN | 9 |
| LUTHERANS | 127 |
| MENNONITES | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 259 |
| OTHER SECTS | 47 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 411 |
| PROTESTANTS | 30 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB198007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB198007— 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). "483. Melberta, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/483-melberta-ab198007-1921/.