Indian reserves, Alberta (1911 census)
Indian reserves was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,665. The administrative centroid was at approximately 54.136°N, 111.091°W.
Population
In 1911, Indian reserves had a population of 1,665. Population density was 4.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,665 |
| 1921 | 1,207 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Indian reserves, 1921 (83.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Indian reserves shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 52 |
| POP M | 82 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 3.65 |
| POP TOT | 1,665 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 45 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,474 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36.68 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 4 |
| CSD TYPE | R |
| DWELLINGS | 36 |
| F MARRIED | 22 |
| F SINGLE | 27 |
| F WIDOWED | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 42 |
| FRENCH | 147 |
| INDIAN | 1,505 |
| M MARRIED | 24 |
| M SINGLE | 57 |
| M WIDOWED | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 332 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,288 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB007003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB201024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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). "Indian reserves, Alberta (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/indian-reserves-ab007003-1911/.