Ryley, VL, Alberta (1911 census)
Ryley, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 153. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1743441. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.291°N, 112.426°W.
Population
In 1911, Ryley, VL had a population of 153: 96 male and 57 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 153 |
| 1921 | 242 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Beaver Lake, East— Est, 1901 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Ryley, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 9 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 153 total population, 96 males in the population, 72 single (never-married) males, 57 females in the population, 50 families, 32 single (never-married) females, 25 married females, 24 married males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 50 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB006019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB198034— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1743441
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryley
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryley
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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). "Ryley, VL, Alberta (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/ryley-vl-ab006019-1911/.