Pincher City, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Pincher City, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 73. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.523°N, 113.947°W.
Population
In 1921, Pincher City, VL had a population of 73: 42 male and 31 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 245 |
| 1921 | 73 |
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, Pincher City, 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 73 total population, 42 males in the population, 31 females in the population, 24 males born in Canada, 19 females born in Canada, 12 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 47 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 26 Anglicans (Church of England), 25 Methodists, 12 Presbyterians, 6 Roman Catholics, 2 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Lutherans, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB190035— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB190035— 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 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). "Pincher City, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/pincher-city-vl-ab190035-1921/.