Banff vl (T26 R12 MW5), Alberta (1911 census)
Banff vl (T26 R12 MW5) was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 937. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.180°N, 115.577°W.
Population
In 1911, Banff vl (T26 R12 MW5) had a population of 937. Population density was 934.1 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 Banff, 1901 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Banff vl (T26 R12 MW5) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 16 |
| POP F | 54 |
| POP M | 91 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 3.95 |
| POP TOT | 937 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 345 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,474 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36.68 |
| BAPTISTS | 24 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 340 |
| BRIT IRISH | 126 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 212 |
| CHINESE | 40 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 30 |
| F MARRIED | 26 |
| F SINGLE | 27 |
| F WIDOWED | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 30 |
| FRENCH | 24 |
| FRIENDS | 2 |
| GERMAN | 21 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| JAPANESE | 20 |
| JEWISH | 2 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 18 |
| M MARRIED | 27 |
| M SINGLE | 63 |
| M WIDOWED | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 138 |
| POLISH | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 234 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 92 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 30 |
| SWISS | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 103 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB001010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB001010— 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 1911 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). "Banff vl (T26 R12 MW5), Alberta (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/banff-vl-t26-r12-mw5-ab001010-1911/.