Bow Island, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)
Bow Island, T-V was a town in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 427. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q573968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.865°N, 111.379°W.
Population
In 1921, Bow Island, T-V had a population of 427: 232 male and 195 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 307 |
| 1921 | 427 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Bow Island, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 427 total population, 232 males in the population, 195 females in the population, 121 males born in Canada, 112 females born in Canada, 84 males born outside the British Empire, 57 females born outside the British Empire, 27 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 26 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 230 persons of British origin (English), 73 persons of British origin (Irish), 33 persons of Scandinavian origin, 27 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 21 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 19 persons of German origin, 16 persons of Austrian origin, 8 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 92 Methodists, 92 Presbyterians, 92 Roman Catholics, 82 Anglicans (Church of England), 21 adherents of Eastern religions, 18 Lutherans, 8 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 8 Baptists, 8 Congregationalists, 5 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB189024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB189024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q573968
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Island
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). "Bow Island, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/bow-island-t-v-ab189024-1921/.