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 159. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q58337. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.180°N, 115.577°W.
Population
In 1911, Banff vl (T26 R12 MW5) had a population of 159: 93 male and 66 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 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 10 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 159 total population, 93 males in the population, 66 females in the population, 58 single (never-married) males, 44 families, 35 married males, 33 married females, 33 single (never-married) females. 271 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 42 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Silas Huntington Carpenter | 1854–1916 | died here |
| Thomas Edmonds Wilson | 1859–1933 | died here |
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: Q58337
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banff,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banff
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/.