Alderson, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Alderson, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 111. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3280968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.285°N, 111.343°W.
Population
In 1921, Alderson, VL had a population of 111: 50 male and 61 female residents. Population density was 110.7 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 606 townships, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Alderson, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 61 |
| POP M | 50 |
| POP TOT | 111 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 21 |
| BRIT BORN F | 6 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 47 |
| BRIT IRISH | 12 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 15 |
| CAN BORN F | 35 |
| CAN BORN M | 28 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 10 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| EUR POLISH | 11 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 7 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 20 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 21 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 45 |
| OTHER SECTS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 15 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB191024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB191024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3280968
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alderson,_Alberta
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). "Alderson, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/alderson-vl-ab191024-1921/.