518. Strathcona, Alberta (1921 census)
518. Strathcona was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,940. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7622058. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.454°N, 113.308°W.
Population
In 1921, 518. Strathcona had a population of 2,940: 1,648 male and 1,292 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 270 townships, 1911 (3.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 518. Strathcona shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,940 total population, 1,648 males in the population, 1,292 females in the population, 905 males born in Canada, 769 females born in Canada, 454 males born outside the British Empire, 319 females born outside the British Empire, 289 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 204 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 799 persons of British origin (English), 584 persons of Polish origin, 422 persons of Russian origin, 360 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 262 persons of British origin (Irish), 219 persons of German origin, 98 persons of French origin, 36 persons of Dutch origin, 34 persons of Belgian origin, 31 persons of Scandinavian origin, 29 persons of other European origin, 28 persons of Austrian origin, 8 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of Ukrainian origin, 4 persons of Finnish origin, 4 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of Greek origin. 1 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 661 Lutherans, 514 Anglicans (Church of England), 441 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 420 Presbyterians, 351 Methodists, 271 Roman Catholics, 157 Baptists, 40 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 20 members of the Evangelical Association, 16 Brethren, 14 Adventists, 9 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 8 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 8 Congregationalists, 6 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| David Lynch Scott | 1845–1924 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB199007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB199007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7622058
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strathcona,_Alberta
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). "518. Strathcona, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/518-strathcona-ab199007-1921/.