Commerce, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Commerce, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 360. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5152401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.810°N, 112.867°W.
Population
In 1921, Commerce, VL had a population of 360: 210 male and 150 female residents. Population density was 358.9 people per square mile.
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 606 townships, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Commerce, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 150 |
| POP M | 210 |
| POP TOT | 360 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 43 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 6 |
| BRIT BORN F | 50 |
| BRIT BORN M | 61 |
| BRIT ENG | 94 |
| BRIT IRISH | 16 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 74 |
| CAN BORN F | 65 |
| CAN BORN M | 59 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 4 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 35 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 8 |
| EUR FRENCH | 13 |
| EUR GERMAN | 5 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 52 |
| EUR OTHER | 34 |
| EUR POLISH | 12 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 35 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 90 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 57 |
| OTHER SECTS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 85 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 147 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB190031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB190031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5152401
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce,_Alberta
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). "Commerce, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/commerce-vl-ab190031-1921/.