Claresholm, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)
Claresholm, T-V was a town in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 963. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1746566. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.026°N, 113.581°W.
Population
In 1921, Claresholm, T-V had a population of 963: 472 male and 491 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,182 |
| 1921 | 963 |
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, Claresholm, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 963 total population, 491 females in the population, 472 males in the population, 297 females born in Canada, 262 males born in Canada, 150 males born outside the British Empire, 128 females born outside the British Empire, 66 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 60 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 341 persons of British origin (English), 208 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 145 persons of British origin (Irish), 129 persons of Scandinavian origin, 44 persons of German origin, 24 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 18 persons of French origin, 17 persons of other European origin, 11 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Finnish origin, 2 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 290 Presbyterians, 262 Methodists, 146 Anglicans (Church of England), 63 Roman Catholics, 61 Lutherans, 58 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 22 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 20 Baptists, 17 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 8 Adventists, 8 Congregationalists, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 adherents of Eastern religions. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB190021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB190021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1746566
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claresholm
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claresholm
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). "Claresholm, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/claresholm-t-v-ab190021-1921/.