Didsbury, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)
Didsbury, T-V was a town in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 842. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1743949. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.662°N, 114.128°W.
Population
In 1921, Didsbury, T-V had a population of 842: 413 male and 429 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 726 |
| 1921 | 842 |
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, Didsbury, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 842 total population, 429 females in the population, 413 males in the population, 296 females born in Canada, 271 males born in Canada, 99 males born outside the British Empire, 92 females born outside the British Empire, 43 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 41 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 171 persons of British origin (English), 162 persons of German origin, 130 persons of British origin (Irish), 115 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 69 persons of Dutch origin, 50 persons of Scandinavian origin, 45 persons of Russian origin, 32 persons of other European origin, 24 persons of French origin, 10 persons of Austrian origin, 8 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 5 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 272 Presbyterians, 109 members of the Evangelical Association, 106 Mennonites, 93 Anglicans (Church of England), 78 Methodists, 50 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 36 Lutherans, 33 Roman Catholics, 32 Baptists, 21 Adventists, 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Congregationalists, 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB194027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB194027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1743949
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didsbury,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didsbury_(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). "Didsbury, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/didsbury-t-v-ab194027-1921/.