Olds t-v, Alberta (1911 census)
Olds t-v was a town in Alberta, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 917. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q991692. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.786°N, 114.109°W.
Population
In 1911, Olds t-v had a population of 917: 493 male and 424 female residents. Population density was 733.6 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 Olds, 1901 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Olds t-v shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 917 total population, 800 area in acres, 733.60 population per square mile, 493 males in the population, 424 females in the population, 313 single (never-married) males, 247 single (never-married) females, 197 families, 173 married males, 164 married females, 13 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 1.25 area in square miles. 218 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 180 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Clark | 1861–1926 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB005007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB005007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q991692
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olds,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olds_(Alberta)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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). "Olds t-v, Alberta (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/olds-t-v-ab005007-1911/.