Crossfield vl (T28 R1 MW5), Alberta (1911 census)
Crossfield vl (T28 R1 MW5) was a township in Alberta (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 262. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.430°N, 114.032°W.
Population
In 1911, Crossfield vl (T28 R1 MW5) had a population of 262: 88 male and 65 female residents. Population density was 4.2 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 Airdrie, 1901 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Crossfield vl (T28 R1 MW5) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 65 |
| POP M | 88 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 4.17 |
| POP TOT | 262 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 73 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,474 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36.68 |
| BAPTISTS | 4 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 48 |
| BRIT IRISH | 14 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 53 |
| CHINESE | 6 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 41 |
| F MARRIED | 30 |
| F SINGLE | 34 |
| F WIDOWED | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 41 |
| GERMAN | 15 |
| LUTHERANS | 18 |
| M MARRIED | 30 |
| M SINGLE | 57 |
| M WIDOWED | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 43 |
| POLISH | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 91 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 10 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 8 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 112 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB001015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB001015— 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). "Crossfield vl (T28 R1 MW5), Alberta (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/crossfield-vl-t28-r1-mw5-ab001015-1911/.