Fort Saskatchewan, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)
Fort Saskatchewan, T-V was a town in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 982. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1007407. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.705°N, 113.211°W.
Population
In 1921, Fort Saskatchewan, T-V had a population of 982: 539 male and 443 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 90 |
| 1921 | 982 |
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, Fort Saskatchewan, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 982 total population, 539 males in the population, 443 females in the population, 335 males born in Canada, 311 females born in Canada, 122 males born outside the British Empire, 82 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 74 females born outside the British Empire, 58 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 290 persons of British origin (English), 199 persons of British origin (Irish), 173 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 110 persons of French origin, 56 persons of Austrian origin, 44 persons of German origin, 25 persons of Scandinavian origin, 12 persons of other European origin, 12 persons of Polish origin, 10 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of Russian origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 3 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. 8 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 7 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. 5 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 278 Presbyterians, 234 Anglicans (Church of England), 207 Roman Catholics, 178 Methodists, 21 Lutherans, 20 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 17 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 14 Baptists, 4 Jews, 3 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB199018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB199018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1007407
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Saskatchewan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Saskatchewan_(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). "Fort Saskatchewan, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/fort-saskatchewan-t-v-ab199018-1921/.