Cowley, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Cowley, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 107. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.567°N, 114.073°W.
Population
In 1921, Cowley, VL had a population of 107: 56 male and 51 female residents. Population density was 106.7 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Cowley, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 51 |
| POP M | 56 |
| POP TOT | 107 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 34 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 11 |
| BRIT BORN M | 13 |
| BRIT ENG | 42 |
| BRIT IRISH | 16 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 34 |
| CAN BORN F | 34 |
| CAN BORN M | 36 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 30 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 28 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB190032— 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 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). "Cowley, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/cowley-vl-ab190032-1921/.