484. Birch Lake, Alberta (1921 census)
484. Birch Lake was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,089. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.410°N, 111.548°W.
Population
In 1921, 484. Birch Lake had a population of 2,089: 1,135 male and 954 female residents. Population density was 6.5 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, 484. Birch Lake shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 954 |
| POP M | 1,135 |
| POP TOT | 2,089 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 161 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 63 |
| BRIT BORN F | 70 |
| BRIT BORN M | 103 |
| BRIT ENG | 410 |
| BRIT IRISH | 263 |
| BRIT OTHER | 21 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 228 |
| CAN BORN F | 575 |
| CAN BORN M | 630 |
| CHRISTIANS | 7 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 16 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 4 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 17 |
| EUR DUTCH | 4 |
| EUR FRENCH | 39 |
| EUR GERMAN | 64 |
| EUR HEBREW | 2 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR POLISH | 35 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 11 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 87 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 900 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 309 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 402 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 882 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 83 |
| MENNONITES | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 369 |
| OTHER SECTS | 28 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 300 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 163 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB198008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB198008— 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). "484. Birch Lake, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/484-birch-lake-ab198008-1921/.