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 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. Population density was 10.4 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 (3.1% 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,292 |
| POP M | 1,648 |
| POP TOT | 2,940 |
Other recorded variables (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 14 |
| ANGLICANS | 514 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 8 |
| BAPTISTS | 157 |
| BRETHREN | 16 |
| BRIT BORN F | 204 |
| BRIT BORN M | 289 |
| BRIT ENG | 799 |
| BRIT IRISH | 262 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 360 |
| CAN BORN F | 769 |
| CAN BORN M | 905 |
| CHRISTIANS | 8 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 8 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 3 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 28 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 34 |
| EUR DUTCH | 36 |
| EUR FINNISH | 4 |
| EUR FRENCH | 98 |
| EUR GERMAN | 219 |
| EUR GREEK | 3 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 4 |
| EUR OTHER | 29 |
| EUR POLISH | 584 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 422 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 31 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 6 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 20 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 319 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 454 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 40 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 661 |
| METHODISTS | 351 |
| MORMONS | 9 |
| OTHER SECTS | 441 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 420 |
| PROTESTANTS | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 271 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
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: 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). "518. Strathcona, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/518-strathcona-ab199007-1921/.