Sylvan Lake, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Sylvan Lake, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 180. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2046751. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.303°N, 114.090°W.
Population
In 1921, Sylvan Lake, VL had a population of 180: 104 male and 76 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 411 townships, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Sylvan Lake, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 180 total population, 104 males in the population, 76 females in the population, 61 males born in Canada, 45 females born in Canada, 33 males born outside the British Empire, 27 females born outside the British Empire, 10 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 53 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 44 persons of British origin (English), 32 persons of Scandinavian origin, 18 persons of British origin (Irish), 12 persons of Belgian origin, 8 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Finnish origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 80 Presbyterians, 29 Lutherans, 29 Roman Catholics, 22 Anglicans (Church of England), 20 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB197026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB197026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2046751
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvan_Lake,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvan_Lake_(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). "Sylvan Lake, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/sylvan-lake-vl-ab197026-1921/.