581. Pershing, Alberta (1921 census)
581. Pershing was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 54.021°N, 114.672°W.
Population
In 1921, 581. Pershing had a population of 894: 554 male and 340 female residents. Population density was 2.8 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 (4.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 581. Pershing shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 340 |
| POP M | 554 |
| POP TOT | 894 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 232 |
| BAPTISTS | 73 |
| BRIT BORN F | 96 |
| BRIT BORN M | 168 |
| BRIT ENG | 344 |
| BRIT IRISH | 83 |
| BRIT OTHER | 18 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 169 |
| CAN BORN F | 137 |
| CAN BORN M | 192 |
| CHRISTIANS | 6 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 4 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 13 |
| EUR FRENCH | 43 |
| EUR GERMAN | 54 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR POLISH | 26 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 97 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 107 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 194 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 95 |
| METHODISTS | 117 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| NEGRO | 38 |
| OTHER SECTS | 47 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 208 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 104 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB202006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB202006— 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). "581. Pershing, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/581-pershing-ab202006-1921/.