638. Nelson, Alberta (1921 census)
638. Nelson was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 938. The administrative centroid was at approximately 54.544°N, 113.408°W.
Population
In 1921, 638. Nelson had a population of 938: 532 male and 406 female residents. Population density was 2.9 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 638. Nelson shared boundaries with:
- 607. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 608. Tawatinaw
- 609. Pibroch
- 637. Cartier
- 639. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 667. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 668. Grosmont
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 406 |
| POP M | 532 |
| POP TOT | 938 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 279 |
| BAPTISTS | 47 |
| BRIT BORN F | 76 |
| BRIT BORN M | 93 |
| BRIT ENG | 427 |
| BRIT IRISH | 81 |
| BRIT OTHER | 41 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 72 |
| CAN BORN F | 193 |
| CAN BORN M | 233 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 90 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 5 |
| EUR DUTCH | 2 |
| EUR FINNISH | 4 |
| EUR FRENCH | 45 |
| EUR GERMAN | 58 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 17 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 9 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 15 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 58 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 137 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 206 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 32 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 57 |
| METHODISTS | 100 |
| MORMONS | 5 |
| NEGRO | 6 |
| OTHER SECTS | 26 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 110 |
| PROTESTANTS | 10 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 267 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB202015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB202015— 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). "638. Nelson, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/638-nelson-ab202015-1921/.