550. Woodford, Alberta (1921 census)
550. Woodford was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,747. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.759°N, 114.227°W.
Population
In 1921, 550. Woodford had a population of 1,747: 966 male and 781 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 226 townships, 1911 (4.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 550. Woodford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,747 total population, 966 males in the population, 781 females in the population, 494 males born in Canada, 426 females born in Canada, 270 males born outside the British Empire, 202 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 199 females born outside the British Empire, 156 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 579 persons of British origin (English), 249 persons of Scandinavian origin, 196 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 194 persons of British origin (Irish), 133 persons of French origin, 96 persons of German origin, 29 persons of British origin (other), 18 persons of Belgian origin, 11 persons of Russian origin, 10 persons of Italian origin, 9 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of other European origin. 208 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). 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 1 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 509 Roman Catholics, 422 Anglicans (Church of England), 302 Presbyterians, 200 Lutherans, 121 Methodists, 103 Baptists, 29 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 19 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 15 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 10 Adventists, 6 members of the Evangelical Association, 6 Salvation Army adherents, 4 Jews, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB199013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB199013— 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). "550. Woodford, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/550-woodford-ab199013-1921/.