Erskine, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Erskine, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 198. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5395810. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.327°N, 112.870°W.
Population
In 1921, Erskine, VL had a population of 198: 102 male and 96 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 131 |
| 1921 | 198 |
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, Erskine, 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 198 total population, 102 males in the population, 96 females in the population, 53 males born in Canada, 50 females born in Canada, 40 males born outside the British Empire, 36 females born outside the British Empire, 10 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 74 persons of British origin (English), 27 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 24 persons of British origin (Irish), 22 persons of Scandinavian origin, 15 persons of German origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of Belgian origin, 7 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 71 Presbyterians, 35 Anglicans (Church of England), 35 Methodists, 32 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 11 Lutherans, 6 Roman Catholics, 5 Baptists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB196040— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB196040— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5395810
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erskine,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erskine_(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). "Erskine, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/erskine-vl-ab196040-1921/.