Lamont, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Lamont, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 419. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1743848. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.760°N, 112.783°W.
Population
In 1921, Lamont, VL had a population of 419: 214 male and 205 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 197 |
| 1921 | 419 |
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, Lamont, VL 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 419 total population, 214 males in the population, 205 females in the population, 140 males born in Canada, 139 females born in Canada, 63 males born outside the British Empire, 44 females born outside the British Empire, 22 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 81 persons of British origin (Irish), 80 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 78 persons of British origin (English), 73 persons of Ukrainian origin, 38 persons of Austrian origin, 17 persons of German origin, 6 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 6 persons of Russian origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of French origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 17 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 119 Presbyterians, 106 Methodists, 83 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 32 Anglicans (Church of England), 23 Roman Catholics, 17 Jews, 16 Lutherans, 10 Baptists, 6 adherents of Eastern religions, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB198029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB198029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1743848
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamont,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamont_(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). "Lamont, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/lamont-vl-ab198029-1921/.