Entwistle, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Entwistle, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 219. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5380850. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.589°N, 114.987°W.
Population
In 1921, Entwistle, VL had a population of 219: 142 male and 77 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 140 |
| 1921 | 219 |
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, Entwistle, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 219 total population, 142 males in the population, 77 females in the population, 61 males born in Canada, 57 males born outside the British Empire, 37 females born in Canada, 24 females born outside the British Empire, 24 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 16 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 59 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 38 persons of British origin (English), 30 persons of British origin (Irish), 21 persons of Scandinavian origin, 19 persons of German origin, 12 persons of other European origin, 11 persons of Austrian origin, 10 persons of French origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Ukrainian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 4 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 55 Presbyterians, 44 Anglicans (Church of England), 37 Roman Catholics, 32 Methodists, 29 Lutherans, 12 Baptists, 8 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB200025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB200025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5380850
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entwistle,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entwistle_(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). "Entwistle, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/entwistle-vl-ab200025-1921/.