549. Ray, Alberta (1921 census)
549. Ray was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,826. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.756°N, 113.749°W.
Population
In 1921, 549. Ray had a population of 2,826: 1,586 male and 1,240 female residents. Population density was 10.2 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 226 townships, 1911 (3.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Cardiff vl (T55 R25 MW4), 1911 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 549. Ray shared boundaries with:
- 519. Spruce Grove
- 548. Sturgeon
- 550. Woodford
- 579. Hazelwood
- Edmonton, C
- Indian reserves
- Morinville, T-V
- St. Albert, T-V
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,240 |
| POP M | 1,586 |
| POP TOT | 2,826 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 34 |
| BRIT BORN F | 46 |
| BRIT BORN M | 76 |
| BRIT ENG | 249 |
| BRIT IRISH | 254 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 305 |
| CAN BORN F | 967 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,180 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 11 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 215 |
| EUR DUTCH | 12 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,161 |
| EUR GERMAN | 365 |
| EUR HEBREW | 5 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 15 |
| EUR OTHER | 7 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 73 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 54 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 227 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 330 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 10 |
| INDIAN | 99 |
| JEWS | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 56 |
| METHODISTS | 175 |
| OTHER SECTS | 32 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 219 |
| PROTESTANTS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,292 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB199012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB199012— 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). "549. Ray, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/549-ray-ab199012-1921/.