Camrose, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)
Camrose, T-V was a town in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,892. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q775610. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.018°N, 112.832°W.
Population
In 1921, Camrose, T-V had a population of 1,892: 982 male and 910 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,892 |
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, Camrose, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,892 total population, 982 males in the population, 910 females in the population, 560 males born in Canada, 518 females born in Canada, 321 males born outside the British Empire, 304 females born outside the British Empire, 101 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 88 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 722 persons of British origin (English), 406 persons of Scandinavian origin, 204 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 125 persons of British origin (Irish), 112 persons of German origin, 94 persons of Austrian origin, 56 persons of French origin, 40 persons of Polish origin, 32 persons of Russian origin, 25 persons of other European origin, 16 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 14 persons of Ukrainian origin, 9 persons of Greek origin, 8 persons of Syrian origin, 6 persons of Belgian origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 14 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 376 Presbyterians, 342 Methodists, 333 Lutherans, 315 Roman Catholics, 231 Anglicans (Church of England), 123 Baptists, 53 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 49 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 27 Salvation Army adherents, 11 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 9 Adventists, 8 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 adherents of Eastern religions, 4 Congregationalists, 4 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB196025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB196025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q775610
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camrose,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camrose
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). "Camrose, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/camrose-t-v-ab196025-1921/.