Rockyford, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Rockyford, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 228. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7356052. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.233°N, 113.141°W.
Population
In 1921, Rockyford, VL had a population of 228: 145 male and 83 female residents. Population density was 227.3 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, Rockyford, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 83 |
| POP M | 145 |
| POP TOT | 228 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 16 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 10 |
| BAPTISTS | 6 |
| BRIT BORN F | 3 |
| BRIT BORN M | 22 |
| BRIT ENG | 76 |
| BRIT IRISH | 27 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 25 |
| CAN BORN F | 48 |
| CAN BORN M | 66 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 21 |
| EUR GERMAN | 21 |
| EUR HEBREW | 11 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 17 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 32 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 57 |
| JEWS | 11 |
| LUTHERANS | 6 |
| MENNONITES | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 62 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 44 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB194040— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB194040— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7356052
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockyford,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockyford_(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). "Rockyford, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/rockyford-vl-ab194040-1921/.