Rimbey, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Rimbey, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 319. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7334420. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.641°N, 114.236°W.
Population
In 1921, Rimbey, VL had a population of 319: 187 male and 132 female residents. Population density was 318.0 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 411 townships, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Rimbey, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 132 |
| POP M | 187 |
| POP TOT | 319 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 80 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 6 |
| BRIT BORN F | 17 |
| BRIT BORN M | 29 |
| BRIT ENG | 180 |
| BRIT IRISH | 69 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 41 |
| CAN BORN F | 73 |
| CAN BORN M | 104 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 6 |
| EUR FRENCH | 3 |
| EUR GERMAN | 3 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 42 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 54 |
| LUTHERANS | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 140 |
| OTHER SECTS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 67 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB197024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB197024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7334420
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimbey
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimbey
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). "Rimbey, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/rimbey-vl-ab197024-1921/.