490. Pioneer, Alberta (1921 census)
490. Pioneer was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 904. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.238°N, 114.231°W.
Population
In 1921, 490. Pioneer had a population of 904: 501 male and 403 female residents. Population density was 2.8 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 (3.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 490. Pioneer shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 403 |
| POP M | 501 |
| POP TOT | 904 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 28 |
| ANGLICANS | 81 |
| BAPTISTS | 29 |
| BRIT BORN F | 31 |
| BRIT BORN M | 55 |
| BRIT ENG | 239 |
| BRIT IRISH | 77 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 94 |
| CAN BORN F | 229 |
| CAN BORN M | 237 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 113 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 13 |
| EUR FINNISH | 18 |
| EUR FRENCH | 3 |
| EUR GERMAN | 22 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 47 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 40 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 109 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 118 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 143 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 209 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 167 |
| LUTHERANS | 171 |
| METHODISTS | 79 |
| OTHER SECTS | 38 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 158 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 151 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB199004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB199004— 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). "490. Pioneer, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/490-pioneer-ab199004-1921/.