Duchess, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Duchess, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 116. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2568445. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.730°N, 111.908°W.
Population
In 1921, Duchess, VL had a population of 116: 64 male and 52 female residents. Population density was 115.6 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 606 townships, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Duchess, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 52 |
| POP M | 64 |
| POP TOT | 116 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 16 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 11 |
| BRIT BORN F | 8 |
| BRIT BORN M | 9 |
| BRIT ENG | 44 |
| BRIT IRISH | 20 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 15 |
| CAN BORN F | 17 |
| CAN BORN M | 21 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 3 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 8 |
| EUR FRENCH | 5 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 27 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 34 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 23 |
| OTHER SECTS | 14 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 30 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB191025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB191025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2568445
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchess,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchess_(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). "Duchess, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/duchess-vl-ab191025-1921/.