487. Cornhill, Alberta (1921 census)
487. Cornhill was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,210. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.363°N, 112.833°W.
Population
In 1921, 487. Cornhill had a population of 2,210: 1,232 male and 978 female residents. Population density was 5.4 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 (4.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 487. Cornhill shared boundaries with:
- 457. Lloyd George
- 486. Beaver Lake
- 488. Black Mud
- 516. The Pines
- 517. Clover Bar
- 518. Strathcona
- 548. Sturgeon
- Tofield, T-V
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 978 |
| POP M | 1,232 |
| POP TOT | 2,210 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 244 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 3 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 84 |
| BRIT BORN F | 97 |
| BRIT BORN M | 147 |
| BRIT ENG | 481 |
| BRIT IRISH | 238 |
| BRIT OTHER | 17 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 336 |
| CAN BORN F | 561 |
| CAN BORN M | 633 |
| CHRISTIANS | 21 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 36 |
| EUR DUTCH | 55 |
| EUR FRENCH | 57 |
| EUR GERMAN | 108 |
| EUR GREEK | 2 |
| EUR HEBREW | 6 |
| EUR OTHER | 17 |
| EUR POLISH | 10 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 113 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 701 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 15 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 320 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 452 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 44 |
| INDIAN | 9 |
| JEWS | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 769 |
| MENNONITES | 71 |
| METHODISTS | 344 |
| OTHER SECTS | 49 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 324 |
| PROTESTANTS | 20 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 227 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB199001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB199001— 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). "487. Cornhill, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/487-cornhill-ab199001-1921/.