Westlock, VL, Alberta (1921 census)
Westlock, VL was a village in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 321. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1004113. The administrative centroid was at approximately 54.162°N, 113.865°W.
Population
In 1921, Westlock, VL had a population of 321: 171 male and 150 female residents. Population density was 320.0 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 226 townships, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Westlock, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 150 |
| POP M | 171 |
| POP TOT | 321 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 47 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 5 |
| BAPTISTS | 8 |
| BRIT BORN F | 21 |
| BRIT BORN M | 25 |
| BRIT ENG | 93 |
| BRIT IRISH | 56 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 91 |
| CAN BORN F | 101 |
| CAN BORN M | 110 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 11 |
| EUR DUTCH | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 25 |
| EUR GERMAN | 12 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 12 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 28 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 36 |
| LUTHERANS | 23 |
| METHODISTS | 76 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 126 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 40 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB202033— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB202033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1004113
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westlock
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westlock_(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). "Westlock, VL, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/westlock-vl-ab202033-1921/.