Indian reserves, Alberta (1921 census)
Indian reserves was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,621. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.490°N, 113.321°W.
Population
In 1921, Indian reserves had a population of 1,621: 820 male and 801 female residents. Population density was 2.2 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Peigan I R, 1911 (23.9% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Blood I R, 1911 (74.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Indian reserves shared boundaries with:
- 10. Cochrane
- 100. L.I.D.-D.A.L.
- 38. L.I.D.-D.A.L.
- 39. Kerr
- 67. L.I.D.-D.A.L.
- 68. L.I.D.-D.A.L.
- 69. Bright
- 70. Livingstone
- 8. L.I.D.-D.A.L.
- 9. L.I.D.-D.A.L.
- 99. Argyle
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 801 |
| POP M | 820 |
| POP TOT | 1,621 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 632 |
| BRIT BORN F | 6 |
| BRIT BORN M | 9 |
| BRIT ENG | 28 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 29 |
| CAN BORN F | 789 |
| CAN BORN M | 806 |
| CSD TYPE | R |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 29 |
| EUR GERMAN | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 5 |
| INDIAN | 1,525 |
| METHODISTS | 5 |
| OTHER SECTS | 207 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 22 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 755 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB190017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB190017— 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 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). "Indian reserves, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/indian-reserves-ab190017-1921/.