Indian reserves, Alberta (1921 census)
Indian reserves was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,630. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.941°N, 113.784°W.
Population
In 1921, Indian reserves had a population of 1,630: 836 male and 794 female residents. Population density was 3.0 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 Stony I R, 1911 (29.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Sarcee I R, 1911 (20.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Indian reserves shared boundaries with:
- 156. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 157. Marquis
- 186. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 189. Dinton
- 191. Stockland
- 217. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 218. Blackfoot
- 219. Bow Valley
- 221. Springbank
- 222. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 251. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 252. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- Gleichen, T-V
- Unorganized parts between townships 21 and 31 - W. to provincial boundary
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 794 |
| POP M | 836 |
| POP TOT | 1,630 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 446 |
| BAPTISTS | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 21 |
| BRIT BORN M | 38 |
| BRIT ENG | 80 |
| BRIT IRISH | 20 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 33 |
| CAN BORN F | 764 |
| CAN BORN M | 771 |
| CSD TYPE | R |
| EUR FRENCH | 19 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| EUR HEBREW | 3 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 5 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 27 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 3 |
| INDIAN | 1,449 |
| LUTHERANS | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 625 |
| OTHER SECTS | 192 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 62 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 288 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB194024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB194024— 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-ab194024-1921/.