Edson vl (T53 R17 MW5), Alberta (1911 census)
Edson vl (T53 R17 MW5) was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 497. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.584°N, 116.437°W.
Population
In 1911, Edson vl (T53 R17 MW5) had a population of 497. Population density was 495.5 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 White Whale Lake, 1901 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Edson vl (T53 R17 MW5) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 248 |
| POP F | 129 |
| POP M | 162 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 7.93 |
| POP TOT | 497 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 118 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,474 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36.68 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 16 |
| BAPTISTS | 28 |
| BELGIAN | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 83 |
| BRIT IRISH | 23 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 50 |
| CHINESE | 9 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 53 |
| F MARRIED | 47 |
| F SINGLE | 76 |
| F WIDOWED | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 53 |
| FRENCH | 4 |
| GERMAN | 11 |
| JEWISH | 2 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 55 |
| M MARRIED | 45 |
| M SINGLE | 113 |
| M WIDOWED | 4 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 119 |
| MORMONS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 104 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 58 |
| RUSSIAN | 6 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 29 |
| SWISS | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 256 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB002012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB002012— 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). "Edson vl (T53 R17 MW5), Alberta (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/edson-vl-t53-r17-mw5-ab002012-1911/.