512. Ethelwyn, Alberta (1921 census)
512. Ethelwyn was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,909. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.685°N, 110.686°W.
Population
In 1921, 512. Ethelwyn had a population of 1,909: 1,042 male and 867 female residents.
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 (3.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 512. Ethelwyn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,909 total population, 1,042 males in the population, 867 females in the population, 558 males born in Canada, 491 females born in Canada, 356 males born outside the British Empire, 277 females born outside the British Empire, 128 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 99 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 541 persons of British origin (English), 470 persons of Austrian origin, 204 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 171 persons of British origin (Irish), 116 persons of German origin, 109 persons of Ukrainian origin, 102 persons of Polish origin, 74 persons of Scandinavian origin, 56 persons of French origin, 24 persons of Russian origin, 19 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of other European origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin. 6 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 473 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 273 Roman Catholics, 248 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 240 Presbyterians, 231 Methodists, 190 Anglicans (Church of England), 107 Baptists, 103 Lutherans, 18 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 17 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Congregationalists, 3 Adventists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB198012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB198012— 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). "512. Ethelwyn, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/512-ethelwyn-ab198012-1921/.