Olds, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)
Olds, T-V was a town in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 764. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q991692. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.786°N, 114.109°W.
Population
In 1921, Olds, T-V had a population of 764: 368 male and 396 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 917 |
| 1921 | 764 |
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, Olds, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 764 total population, 396 females in the population, 368 males in the population, 257 females born in Canada, 231 males born in Canada, 89 females born outside the British Empire, 86 males born outside the British Empire, 51 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 50 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 247 persons of British origin (English), 186 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 152 persons of British origin (Irish), 59 persons of Scandinavian origin, 36 persons of Dutch origin, 24 persons of German origin, 16 persons of French origin, 15 persons of British origin (other), 15 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 5 persons of Ukrainian origin, 4 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 1 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 276 Presbyterians, 260 Methodists, 93 Anglicans (Church of England), 81 Baptists, 23 Roman Catholics, 21 Lutherans, 4 Congregationalists, 2 Adventists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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 1921, 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:
AB194029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB194029— 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 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). "Olds, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/olds-t-v-ab194029-1921/.