Nanton, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)
Nanton, T-V was a town in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 710. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1744143. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.347°N, 113.772°W.
Population
In 1921, Nanton, T-V had a population of 710: 379 male and 331 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 516 |
| 1921 | 710 |
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, Nanton, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 710 total population, 379 males in the population, 331 females in the population, 210 females born in Canada, 200 males born in Canada, 105 males born outside the British Empire, 74 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 65 females born outside the British Empire, 56 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 478 persons of British origin (English), 107 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 64 persons of British origin (Irish), 23 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 21 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of Austrian origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of French origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 251 Presbyterians, 142 Methodists, 121 Anglicans (Church of England), 67 Roman Catholics, 54 Baptists, 31 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 25 adherents of Eastern religions, 7 Lutherans, 6 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB192019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB192019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1744143
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanton,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanton_(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). "Nanton, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/nanton-t-v-ab192019-1921/.