Richdale, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Richdale, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 109. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7330380. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.610°N, 111.605°W.
Population
In 1921, Richdale, VL had a population of 109: 61 male and 48 female residents. Population density was 108.7 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, Richdale, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 48 |
| POP M | 61 |
| POP TOT | 109 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 12 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 7 |
| BRIT BORN M | 8 |
| BRIT ENG | 36 |
| BRIT IRISH | 11 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 23 |
| CAN BORN F | 30 |
| CAN BORN M | 33 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR FRENCH | 4 |
| EUR GERMAN | 14 |
| EUR HEBREW | 5 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 20 |
| JEWS | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 50 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB193034— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB193034— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7330380
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richdale
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richdale_(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). "Richdale, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/richdale-vl-ab193034-1921/.