Delia, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Delia, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 312. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5253857. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.632°N, 112.371°W.
Population
In 1921, Delia, VL had a population of 312: 167 male and 145 female residents. Population density was 311.0 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 411 townships, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Delia, 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 | 145 |
| POP M | 167 |
| POP TOT | 312 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 70 |
| BAPTISTS | 11 |
| BRIT BORN F | 17 |
| BRIT BORN M | 33 |
| BRIT ENG | 166 |
| BRIT IRISH | 25 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 64 |
| CAN BORN F | 94 |
| CAN BORN M | 93 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 7 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 8 |
| EUR GERMAN | 25 |
| EUR GREEK | 4 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 13 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 34 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 41 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 8 |
| LUTHERANS | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 28 |
| OTHER SECTS | 10 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 110 |
| PROTESTANTS | 11 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 22 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB193030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB193030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5253857
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delia,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delia_(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). "Delia, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/delia-vl-ab193030-1921/.