515. Norma, Alberta (1921 census)
515. Norma was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,435. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.586°N, 111.992°W.
Population
In 1921, 515. Norma had a population of 2,435: 1,325 male and 1,110 female residents. Population density was 7.7 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, 515. Norma shared boundaries with:
- 484. Birch Lake
- 485. Patricia
- 486. Beaver Lake
- 514. Sobor
- 516. The Pines
- 545. Eagle
- Lavoy, VL
- Vegreville, T-V
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,110 |
| POP M | 1,325 |
| POP TOT | 2,435 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 12 |
| ANGLICANS | 151 |
| BAPTISTS | 88 |
| BRETHREN | 4 |
| BRIT BORN F | 40 |
| BRIT BORN M | 41 |
| BRIT ENG | 301 |
| BRIT IRISH | 194 |
| BRIT OTHER | 14 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 171 |
| CAN BORN F | 734 |
| CAN BORN M | 840 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 676 |
| EUR DUTCH | 24 |
| EUR FRENCH | 118 |
| EUR GERMAN | 174 |
| EUR OTHER | 7 |
| EUR POLISH | 69 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 32 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 80 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 573 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 336 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 444 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1,158 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 73 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 286 |
| OTHER SECTS | 125 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 263 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 267 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB198015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB198015— 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). "515. Norma, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/515-norma-ab198015-1921/.