Milk River, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Milk River, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 181. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1908610. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.155°N, 112.085°W.
Population
In 1921, Milk River, VL had a population of 181: 92 male and 89 female residents. Population density was 180.4 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 was contained in 606 townships, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Milk River, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 89 |
| POP M | 92 |
| POP TOT | 181 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 36 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 7 |
| BRIT BORN F | 12 |
| BRIT BORN M | 12 |
| BRIT ENG | 86 |
| BRIT IRISH | 28 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 11 |
| CAN BORN F | 46 |
| CAN BORN M | 49 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 2 |
| EUR GERMAN | 32 |
| EUR HEBREW | 7 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 5 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 31 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 31 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 22 |
| MORMONS | 11 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 35 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB189029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB189029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1908610
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_River,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_River_(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). "Milk River, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/milk-river-vl-ab189029-1921/.