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.
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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 894 total population, 554 males in the population, 340 females in the population, 194 males born outside the British Empire, 192 males born in Canada, 168 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 137 females born in Canada, 107 females born outside the British Empire, 96 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 344 persons of British origin (English), 169 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 97 persons of Scandinavian origin, 83 persons of British origin (Irish), 54 persons of German origin, 43 persons of French origin, 26 persons of Polish origin, 18 persons of British origin (other), 13 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of Austrian origin, 3 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 38 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 232 Anglicans (Church of England), 208 Presbyterians, 117 Methodists, 104 Roman Catholics, 95 Lutherans, 73 Baptists, 47 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 Congregationalists, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.