Edson, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)
Edson, T-V was a town in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,138. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q493025. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.584°N, 116.437°W.
Population
In 1921, Edson, T-V had a population of 1,138: 642 male and 496 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 497 |
| 1921 | 1,138 |
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, Edson, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,138 total population, 642 males in the population, 496 females in the population, 311 males born in Canada, 279 females born in Canada, 176 males born outside the British Empire, 155 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 124 females born outside the British Empire, 93 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 614 persons of British origin (English), 197 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 86 persons of British origin (Irish), 44 persons of Ukrainian origin, 40 persons of German origin, 32 persons of Russian origin, 27 persons of other European origin, 24 persons of Scandinavian origin, 18 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 16 persons of Polish origin, 12 persons of Italian origin, 9 persons of French origin, 6 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin. 9 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 281 Anglicans (Church of England), 266 Methodists, 243 Presbyterians, 135 Roman Catholics, 66 Baptists, 49 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 38 Lutherans, 19 adherents of Eastern religions, 19 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 9 Jews, 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB200024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB200024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q493025
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edson,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edson_(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). "Edson, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/edson-t-v-ab200024-1921/.