Empress, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Empress, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 394. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3396172. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.952°N, 110.020°W.
Population
In 1921, Empress, VL had a population of 394: 214 male and 180 female residents. Population density was 392.8 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, Empress, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 180 |
| POP M | 214 |
| POP TOT | 394 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 103 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 13 |
| BAPTISTS | 36 |
| BRIT BORN F | 41 |
| BRIT BORN M | 26 |
| BRIT ENG | 130 |
| BRIT IRISH | 99 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 119 |
| CAN BORN F | 101 |
| CAN BORN M | 135 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 13 |
| EUR DUTCH | 4 |
| EUR FRENCH | 7 |
| EUR GERMAN | 8 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 12 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 38 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 53 |
| LUTHERANS | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 103 |
| MORMONS | 6 |
| OTHER SECTS | 12 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 90 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB191026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB191026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3396172
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_(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). "Empress, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/empress-vl-ab191026-1921/.