Pincher Creek, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)
Pincher Creek, T-V was a town in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 888. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1744046. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.485°N, 113.946°W.
Population
In 1921, Pincher Creek, T-V had a population of 888: 429 male and 459 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 75 |
| 1921 | 888 |
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 Creek, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 888 total population, 459 females in the population, 429 males in the population, 325 females born in Canada, 298 males born in Canada, 82 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 73 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 58 males born outside the British Empire, 52 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 278 persons of British origin (English), 233 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 148 persons of French origin, 135 persons of British origin (Irish), 28 persons of German origin, 24 persons of Scandinavian origin, 16 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 13 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of British origin (other). 3 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 2 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 280 Presbyterians, 239 Roman Catholics, 191 Anglicans (Church of England), 92 Methodists, 32 Baptists, 26 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 14 Lutherans, 10 adherents of Eastern religions, 2 Jews, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB190027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB190027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1744046
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pincher_Creek
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pincher_Creek
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 Creek, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/pincher-creek-t-v-ab190027-1921/.