High River, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)
High River, T-V was a town in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,198. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1743705. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.581°N, 113.865°W.
Population
In 1921, High River, T-V had a population of 1,198: 637 male and 561 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,844 |
| 1921 | 1,198 |
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, High River, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,198 total population, 637 males in the population, 561 females in the population, 396 males born in Canada, 367 females born in Canada, 135 males born outside the British Empire, 106 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 104 females born outside the British Empire, 90 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 428 persons of British origin (English), 311 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 218 persons of British origin (Irish), 52 persons of Dutch origin, 42 persons of German origin, 36 persons of French origin, 31 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 27 persons of Scandinavian origin, 18 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 2 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 358 Presbyterians, 292 Anglicans (Church of England), 259 Methodists, 83 Roman Catholics, 77 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 70 Baptists, 29 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 21 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 adherents of Eastern religions, 6 Lutherans, 5 Brethren, 4 Congregationalists, 2 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB192018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB192018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1743705
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_River
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_River
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). "High River, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/high-river-t-v-ab192018-1921/.