551. Morthen, Alberta (1921 census)
551. Morthen was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,693. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.728°N, 114.699°W.
Population
In 1921, 551. Morthen had a population of 1,693: 997 male and 696 female residents. Population density was 4.2 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 (5.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 551. Morthen shared boundaries with:
- 520. Inga
- 521. Tomahawk
- 550. Woodford
- 552. Pembina
- 581. Pershing
- 582. Kitchener
- Indian reserves
- Seba Beach, VL
- Wabamun, VL
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 696 |
| POP M | 997 |
| POP TOT | 1,693 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 385 |
| BAPTISTS | 74 |
| BRETHREN | 7 |
| BRIT BORN F | 145 |
| BRIT BORN M | 207 |
| BRIT ENG | 463 |
| BRIT IRISH | 201 |
| BRIT OTHER | 16 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 258 |
| CAN BORN F | 337 |
| CAN BORN M | 421 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 10 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 17 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 7 |
| EUR DUTCH | 30 |
| EUR FINNISH | 13 |
| EUR FRENCH | 63 |
| EUR GERMAN | 108 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 94 |
| EUR POLISH | 24 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 8 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 209 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 34 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 214 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 369 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 97 |
| INDIAN | 127 |
| LUTHERANS | 272 |
| METHODISTS | 184 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| NEGRO | 20 |
| OTHER SECTS | 49 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 290 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 322 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB199014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB199014— 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). "551. Morthen, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/551-morthen-ab199014-1921/.