New Norway, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
New Norway, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 137. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q829541. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.870°N, 112.951°W.
Population
In 1921, New Norway, VL had a population of 137: 77 male and 60 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 331 |
| 1921 | 137 |
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, New Norway, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 137 total population, 77 males in the population, 60 females in the population, 41 males born in Canada, 35 females born in Canada, 34 males born outside the British Empire, 25 females born outside the British Empire, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 86 persons of Scandinavian origin, 25 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 13 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of German origin, 4 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 79 Lutherans, 23 Presbyterians, 18 Methodists, 12 Baptists, 2 adherents of Eastern religions, 2 Roman Catholics, 1 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB196047— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB196047— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q829541
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Norway
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Norway_(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). "New Norway, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/new-norway-vl-ab196047-1921/.