Castor, T-V, Alberta (1911 census)
Castor, T-V was a town in Alberta, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,659. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q985296. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.219°N, 111.906°W.
Population
In 1911, Castor, T-V had a population of 1,659: 1,041 male and 618 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,659 |
| 1921 | 710 |
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 Tail Creek, 1901 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Castor, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,659 total population, 1,041 males in the population, 717 single (never-married) males, 618 females in the population, 370 families, 325 single (never-married) females, 302 married males, 284 married females, 15 widowed males, 9 widowed females, 7 males with marital status not given. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 370 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB005014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB195022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q985296
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_(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). "Castor, T-V, Alberta (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/castor-t-v-ab005014-1911/.