548. Sturgeon, Alberta (1921 census)
548. Sturgeon was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,217. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7628998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.763°N, 113.362°W.
Population
In 1921, 548. Sturgeon had a population of 3,217: 1,821 male and 1,396 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 contained N. Edmonton vl (T53 R24 MW4), 1911 (0.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Elm Park vl (T53 R24 MW4), 1911 (0.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Victoria Place vl (T53 R24 MW4), 1911 (0.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained W. Edmonton vl (T53 R24 MW4), 1911 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 548. Sturgeon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,217 total population, 1,821 males in the population, 1,396 females in the population, 1,201 males born in Canada, 935 females born in Canada, 356 males born outside the British Empire, 286 females born outside the British Empire, 264 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 175 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,045 persons of British origin (English), 613 persons of French origin, 529 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 467 persons of British origin (Irish), 145 persons of Austrian origin, 112 persons of German origin, 60 persons of Scandinavian origin, 57 persons of Dutch origin, 44 persons of Belgian origin, 40 persons of British origin (other), 25 persons of Polish origin, 13 persons of Italian origin, 11 persons of other European origin, 8 persons of Russian origin, 6 persons of Ukrainian origin, 4 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 23 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 7 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 913 Roman Catholics, 770 Presbyterians, 596 Methodists, 455 Anglicans (Church of England), 186 Baptists, 104 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 75 Lutherans, 50 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 20 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 14 Congregationalists, 14 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 10 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 adherents of Eastern religions, 3 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB199011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB199011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7628998
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon_County
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Sturgeon
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). "548. Sturgeon, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/548-sturgeon-ab199011-1921/.