Retlaw, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Retlaw, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 154. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7316867. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.065°N, 112.268°W.
Population
In 1921, Retlaw, VL had a population of 154: 88 male and 66 female residents. Population density was 153.5 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 606 townships, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Retlaw, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 66 |
| POP M | 88 |
| POP TOT | 154 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 11 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 9 |
| BRIT BORN F | 7 |
| BRIT BORN M | 10 |
| BRIT ENG | 49 |
| BRIT IRISH | 30 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 24 |
| CAN BORN F | 41 |
| CAN BORN M | 39 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 9 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 7 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 15 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 8 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 4 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 18 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 39 |
| LUTHERANS | 8 |
| MENNONITES | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 38 |
| OTHER SECTS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 42 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB191029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB191029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7316867
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retlaw,_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). "Retlaw, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/retlaw-vl-ab191029-1921/.