St. Paul de Metis, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
St. Paul de Metis, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 869. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1745995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.991°N, 111.297°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Paul de Metis, VL had a population of 869: 463 male and 406 female residents.
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 263 townships, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, St. Paul de Metis, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 869 total population, 463 males in the population, 406 females in the population, 366 males born in Canada, 336 females born in Canada, 88 males born outside the British Empire, 64 females born outside the British Empire, 9 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 678 persons of French origin, 40 persons of British origin (English), 32 persons of British origin (Irish), 30 persons of Austrian origin, 23 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 21 persons of Scandinavian origin, 9 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 7 persons of Italian origin, 7 persons of other European origin, 6 persons of German origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Ukrainian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 745 Roman Catholics, 59 Presbyterians, 20 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 10 members of the Evangelical Association, 9 adherents of Eastern religions, 8 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 Baptists, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 Lutherans, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Prosper-Edmond Lessard | 1873–1931 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB201025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB201025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1745995
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Paul_(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). "St. Paul de Metis, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/st-paul-de-metis-vl-ab201025-1921/.