Penhold, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Penhold, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 127. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3921021. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.134°N, 113.876°W.
Population
In 1921, Penhold, VL had a population of 127: 68 male and 59 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 94 |
| 1921 | 127 |
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, Penhold, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 127 total population, 68 males in the population, 59 females in the population, 55 males born in Canada, 47 females born in Canada, 8 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 59 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 38 persons of British origin (English), 16 persons of British origin (Irish), 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 74 Presbyterians, 22 Anglicans (Church of England), 20 Methodists, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 adherents of Eastern religions, 2 Baptists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB196049— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB196049— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3921021
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penhold
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penhold
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). "Penhold, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/penhold-vl-ab196049-1921/.