516. The Pines, Alberta (1921 census)
516. The Pines was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,409. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.628°N, 112.509°W.
Population
In 1921, 516. The Pines had a population of 3,409: 1,775 male and 1,634 female residents. Population density was 12.1 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 (3.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 516. The Pines shared boundaries with:
- 486. Beaver Lake
- 487. Cornhill
- 515. Norma
- 517. Clover Bar
- 545. Eagle
- 546. Wostok
- 547. Leslie
- Chipman, VL
- Mundare, VL
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,634 |
| POP M | 1,775 |
| POP TOT | 3,409 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 19 |
| ANGLICANS | 96 |
| BAPTISTS | 15 |
| BRIT BORN F | 27 |
| BRIT BORN M | 27 |
| BRIT ENG | 149 |
| BRIT IRISH | 99 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 116 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,079 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,065 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 15 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 33 |
| EUR DUTCH | 40 |
| EUR FRENCH | 43 |
| EUR GERMAN | 171 |
| EUR OTHER | 87 |
| EUR POLISH | 285 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 214 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 69 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 2,097 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 528 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 683 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2,258 |
| LUTHERANS | 142 |
| METHODISTS | 183 |
| OTHER SECTS | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 121 |
| PROTESTANTS | 15 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 530 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB198016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB198016— 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). "516. The Pines, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/516-the-pines-ab198016-1921/.