Cowley, VL, Alberta (1911 census)
Cowley, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 142. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.567°N, 114.073°W.
Population
In 1911, Cowley, VL had a population of 142: 86 male and 56 female residents. Population density was 141.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 142 |
| 1921 | 107 |
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 Cowley, 1901 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Cowley, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 56 |
| POP M | 86 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 6.21 |
| POP TOT | 142 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 62 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,474 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36.68 |
| BAPTISTS | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 65 |
| BRIT IRISH | 17 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 48 |
| CHINESE | 4 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 39 |
| F MARRIED | 29 |
| F SINGLE | 26 |
| F WIDOWED | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 39 |
| FRENCH | 5 |
| GERMAN | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 31 |
| M SINGLE | 55 |
| METHODISTS | 21 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 41 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 13 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB003016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB190032— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Cowley, VL, Alberta (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/cowley-vl-ab003016-1911/.