829. Spirit River, Alberta (1921 census)
829. Spirit River was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 888. The administrative centroid was at approximately 55.768°N, 118.707°W.
Population
In 1921, 829. Spirit River had a population of 888: 531 male and 357 female residents. Population density was 3.5 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 829. Spirit River shared boundaries with:
- 770. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 800. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 828. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 830. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 858. Fairview
- Spirit River, VL
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 357 |
| POP M | 531 |
| POP TOT | 888 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 125 |
| BAPTISTS | 12 |
| BRIT BORN F | 40 |
| BRIT BORN M | 64 |
| BRIT ENG | 208 |
| BRIT IRISH | 147 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 130 |
| CAN BORN F | 201 |
| CAN BORN M | 269 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 86 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 13 |
| EUR DUTCH | 9 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 78 |
| EUR GERMAN | 31 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 12 |
| EUR OTHER | 18 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 13 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 49 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 13 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 116 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 198 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 101 |
| INDIAN | 77 |
| LUTHERANS | 48 |
| METHODISTS | 101 |
| OTHER SECTS | 12 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 258 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 231 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB204013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB204013— 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). "829. Spirit River, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/829-spirit-river-ab204013-1921/.