Peace River District, Alberta (1911 census)
Peace River District was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,266. The administrative centroid was at approximately 56.144°N, 115.740°W.
Population
In 1911, Peace River District had a population of 2,266. Population density was 90.4 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 Athabaska, 1901 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grouard, T-V, 1921 (4.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Peace River, T-V, 1921 (4.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Peace River District shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 68 |
| POP M | 76 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 3.92 |
| POP TOT | 2,266 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 294 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,474 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36.68 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 31 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 360 |
| BRIT IRISH | 139 |
| BRIT OTHER | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 295 |
| CHRISTIANS | 15 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 8 |
| DISCIPLES | 4 |
| DUTCH | 10 |
| DWELLINGS | 28 |
| F MARRIED | 29 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 28 |
| FRENCH | 372 |
| FRIENDS | 2 |
| GERMAN | 103 |
| INDIAN | 828 |
| ITALIAN | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 50 |
| M MARRIED | 29 |
| M SINGLE | 47 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 144 |
| MORMONS | 3 |
| POLISH | 10 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 200 |
| PROTESTANTS | 26 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,296 |
| RUSSIAN | 2 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 53 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 77 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 129 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB002003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB002003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Peace River District, Alberta (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/peace-river-district-ab002003-1911/.