Vegreville, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)
Vegreville, T-V was a town in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,479. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1276220. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.494°N, 112.054°W.
Population
In 1921, Vegreville, T-V had a population of 1,479: 759 male and 720 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 197 |
| 1921 | 1,479 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Vegreville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,479 total population, 759 males in the population, 720 females in the population, 467 males born in Canada, 457 females born in Canada, 218 males born outside the British Empire, 207 females born outside the British Empire, 74 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 56 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 333 persons of Ukrainian origin, 274 persons of British origin (English), 232 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 175 persons of British origin (Irish), 148 persons of French origin, 98 persons of other European origin, 37 persons of German origin, 27 persons of Polish origin, 23 persons of British origin (other), 18 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 18 persons of Scandinavian origin, 13 persons of Belgian origin, 13 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of Finnish origin. 59 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 2 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 351 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 328 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 294 Roman Catholics, 182 Anglicans (Church of England), 130 Presbyterians, 58 Jews, 50 Methodists, 47 Baptists, 16 Lutherans, 14 adherents of Eastern religions, 3 Congregationalists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Adventists, 1 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB198021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB198021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1276220
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegreville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegreville
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). "Vegreville, T-V, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/vegreville-t-v-ab198021-1921/.