579. Hazelwood, Alberta (1921 census)
579. Hazelwood was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,509. The administrative centroid was at approximately 54.019°N, 113.792°W.
Population
In 1921, 579. Hazelwood had a population of 2,509: 1,425 male and 1,084 female residents. Population density was 8.4 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 226 townships, 1911 (4.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 579. Hazelwood 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 | 1,084 |
| POP M | 1,425 |
| POP TOT | 2,509 |
Other recorded variables (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 189 |
| BAPTISTS | 46 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 96 |
| BRIT BORN M | 137 |
| BRIT ENG | 445 |
| BRIT IRISH | 242 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 297 |
| CAN BORN F | 775 |
| CAN BORN M | 988 |
| CHRISTIANS | 14 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 4 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 5 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 71 |
| EUR DUTCH | 21 |
| EUR FINNISH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,220 |
| EUR GERMAN | 102 |
| EUR HEBREW | 7 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 9 |
| EUR OTHER | 11 |
| EUR POLISH | 22 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 8 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 38 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 213 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 300 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 45 |
| METHODISTS | 201 |
| MORMONS | 7 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 64 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 447 |
| PROTESTANTS | 33 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,438 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB202004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB202004— 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). "579. Hazelwood, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/579-hazelwood-ab202004-1921/.