Bowden, VL, Alberta (1911 census)
Bowden, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 178. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3942882. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.932°N, 114.040°W.
Population
In 1911, Bowden, VL had a population of 178: 97 male and 81 female residents. Population density was 178.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 178 |
| 1921 | 222 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Bowden, 1901 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Bowden, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 640 area in acres, 178 population per square mile, 178 total population, 97 males in the population, 81 females in the population, 54 families, 54 single (never-married) males, 42 married males, 39 married females, 37 single (never-married) females, 5 widowed females, 1 area in square miles, 1 males with marital status not given. 12 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 45 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB005013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB197022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3942882
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowden,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowden_(Alberta)
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). "Bowden, VL, Alberta (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/bowden-vl-ab005013-1911/.