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Census

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Alberta in Canadian Censuses

Population Schedules - Online Records

Alberta was first included in the Canada census in 1881 and all the censuses thereafter.

Links to all Canada Census
Library and Archives of Canada - more census information

1881	1891	1901
FamilySearch Ancestry.com ($) Findmypast.com ($) Library and Archives of Canada	FamilySearch; index and images Ancestry.com ($) Findmypast.com ($) Library and Archives of Canada	FamilySearch Ancestry.com ($) Findmypast.com ($) Library and Archives of Canada

1911	1921	1931
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Local, Territory, and Province Censuses

Alberta was included in the 1906, 1916, and 1926 Northwest and Prairie Province enumerations.

1906 Northwest Provinces Census	1916 Prairie Provinces Census	1926 Prairie Provinces Census
FamilySearch; index only Ancestry ($) MyHeritage ($) Library and Archives of Canada	FamilySearch Ancestry ($) MyHeritage ($)	FamilySearch Library and Archives of Canada

More Information

Abbreviations and Acronyms in Canadian censuses at Statistics Canada
In Canada, some censuses were enumerated in French, English or both languages. French Genealogical Word List

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-==Online Records==
-Records at Ancestry.com and FindMyPast can be used free-of-charge at a [[Family History Centers|Family History Center]] near you.
-===Library and Archives Canada===
-*[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/1881.aspx 1881 Census of Canada from Library and Archives Canada] Index and images.
-*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/1891.aspx Census of Canada, 1891 from Library and Archives Canada] Index and images.
-*[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/1901.aspx 1901 Census of Canada from Library and Archives Canada] Index and images.
-*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1906/Pages/1906.aspx Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906 from Library and Archives Canada] Index and images.
-*[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspx 1911 Census of Canada from Library and Archives Canada] Index and images.
-*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1916/Pages/about-census.aspx Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916 from Library and Archives Canada] Index and images.
-*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/search.aspx Census of Canada, 1921 from Library and Archives Canada] Index and images.
-*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1926/Pages/default.aspx Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926 from Library and Archives Canada] Index and images.
-===FamilySearch===
+<br>{{TOC left}}
-*{{RecordSearch|1804541|Canada Census, 1881}} Index and Images.
+{| style="float:right;
-*{{RecordSearch|1583536|Canada Census, 1891}} Index only. Also at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canada-census-1891 FindMyPast], index, ($).
+|-
-*{{RecordSearch|1584557|Canada Census, 1901}} Index only.  Also at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canada-census-1901 FindMyPast], index, ($).
+|<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Canada Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div>
-*{{RecordSearch|2143998|Canada Census, 1911}} Index only. Also at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canada-census-1911 FindMyPast], index, ($).
+|}
-*{{RecordSearch|1529118| Canada Census, 1916}}, index
+<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
-*{{RecordSearch|3005862|Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926}}, index and images.
+==Alberta in Canadian Censuses==
-===Ancestry.com ($)===
+===Population Schedules - Online Records===
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8991/ 1921 Census of Canada], index and images. ($)
+Alberta was first included in the Canada census in 1881 and all the censuses thereafter. <br>
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8947/ 1911 Census of Canada], index and images. ($)
+*[[Canada Census|Links to all Canada Census]]
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8826/ 1901 Census of Canada], index and images. ($)
+*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx Library and Archives of Canada] - more census information
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1274/ 1891 Census of Canada], index and images. ($)
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1577/ 1881 Census of Canada], index and images. ($). Included as part of the Northwest Territories.
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1556/ 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta], index and images. ($). Included as part of the Northwest Territories.
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8827/1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta], index and images. ($). Included as part of the Northwest Territories.
-===FindMyPast ($)===
-*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canada-census-1881 1881 Census of Canada], index, ($).
-*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canada-census-1891 Canada Census, 1891], index, ($).
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1274 1891 Census of Canada] ($) Index and Images.
-*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canada-census-1901 Canada Census, 1901], index, ($).
-*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canada-census-1911 Canada Census, 1911], index, ($).
-===Alberta GenWeb Digital Archives===
-*[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~abarchiv/alberta-census-1891institutions.html 1891 Index Alberta Institutions]
-*[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~abarchiv/edmonton-census-1891.html 1891 Alberta - Northwest Territories Index Edmonton District]
-*[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~abarchiv/sturgeon-census-1891.html 1891 Alberta - Northwest Territories Index Edmonton-St. Albert Sub-district]
-*[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~abarchiv/lakeland-census-1891.html 1891 Alberta - Northwest Territories Index Lac La Biche District]
-*[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~abarchiv/strathcona-census-1891.html 1891 Alberta - Northwest Territories Index-Fort Saskatchewan District]
-*[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~abarchiv/alberta-census-1901BC.html1901 Alberta - Northwest Territories entries]
-===Additional Indexes===
+{| class="wikitable" width="70%" style="display: inline-table;"
-*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113022756/http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/census/1891/index.html 1891 Census of Canada for Districts 197 (Southern Alberta) & 199 (Assiniboia West)] (archived Web pages - may be unavailable, incomplete or slow to respond))
+|-
-*[http://www.daveobee.com/resources/lethmain.html 1891 Index to the 1891 Dominion Census Lethbridge Sub-District, Alberta, Northwest Territories-Davie Obee]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1881'''
-*[http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/District.jsp?id=202 ALBERTA District 1901 Census Index - Automated Genealogy] An every name index to over 60,000 individuals enumerated in the 1901 Census of Canada for the Alberta District of the Northwest Territories.
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1891'''
-*[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~abarchiv/alberta-census-1901BC.html 1901 Victoria, British Columbia Census: Alberta and Northwest Territories Entries]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1901'''
-*[http://automatedgenealogy.com/census06/ Index to the 1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces (Canada.)]
+|-
-*[http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/Province.jsp?province=Alberta Index to the 1911 Census of Canada : Alberta]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1804541|FamilySearch}}
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1577/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1881 Findmypast.com] ($)
+----[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/1881.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|FamilySearch; {{RecordSearch|1583536|index}} and [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/484467?availability=Family%20History%20Library images]
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1274/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1891 Findmypast.com] ($)
+----[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/1891.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1584557|FamilySearch}}
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8826/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1901 Findmypast.com] ($)
+----[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/1901.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]
+|}
-==History==
+{| class="wikitable" width="70%" style="display: inline-table;"
-A census is a count and description of the population. Censuses have been taken by the colonial, provincial, and national governments of Canada for a variety of reasons, including taxation and levying for militia service.
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1911'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1921'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1931'''
+|-
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|2143998|FamilySearch}}
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8947/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1911 Findmypast.com] ($)
+----[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8991/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+----[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10690/1921-canada-census MyHeritage.com] ($)
+----[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/search.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62640/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]; images Only
+|}
-Census records can provide family relationships, age, year of birth, description of property, religion, and place of birth. Microfilm copies are available at many repositories and through interlibrary loan. Generally, more recent censuses are more complete. They can provide information missing in other records. Use census information with caution because information (which may have been given by any family member) may be incorrect or deliberately falsified.
+====Local, Territory, and Province Censuses====
+Alberta was included in the 1906, 1916, and 1926 Northwest and Prairie Province enumerations.
+{| class="wikitable" width= 70%"
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1906 Northwest<br> Provinces Census'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1916 Prairie<br> Provinces Census'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1926 Prairie<br> Provinces Census'''
+|-
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1584925|FamilySearch}}; index only
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8827/ Ancestry] ($)
+----[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10457/1906-canada-census-of-alberta-saskatchewan-manitoba MyHeritage] ($)
+----[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1906/Pages/1906.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1529118|FamilySearch}}
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1556/ Ancestry] ($)
+----[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10458/1916-canada-census-of-alberta-saskatchewan-manitoba MyHeritage] ($)
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|3005862|FamilySearch}}
+----[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1926/Pages/search.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]
+|-
+|}
-The national government of Canada has taken censuses every ten years since 1871 and every five years since 1971. The 1871 census covers the four original provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. The first coast-to-coast census was taken in 1881.
+==More Information==
-==Contents==
+*[http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/symb-ab-acr-eng.cfm Abbreviations and Acronyms in Canadian censuses] at Statistics Canada
-These censuses list a large proportion of the population. Unfortunately, portions of some have been lost, and some geographical areas within the provinces were missed by the census takers.
+*In Canada, some censuses were enumerated in French, English or both languages. [[French Genealogical Word List]]
-The 1871 and later censuses list for each member of the household:
+==References==
+[[Category:Canada Census]]
-*Name.
+[[Category:Alberta, Canada]]
-*Age.
-*Occupation.
-*Religious affiliation.
-*Birthplace (country or province).
-The 1871 and 1881 censuses list for each person:
-*Father’s origin or ethnic background.
-*The 1891 census, in addition, asks:
-*If persons are French Canadian.
-*For parents’ birthplaces.
-The 1891 and later censuses ask for a person’s:
-*Relationship to head of household.
-The 1901 census asks for:
-*A complete birth date, not just the year.
-*The year the person immigrated to Canada.
-*The year of naturalization.
-The father’s racial or tribal origin, not whether the person was of French Canadian descent.
-The 1901 and 1911 census also contains a buildings and lands schedule for each locality. This schedule gives a city street address or a farm land description—such as township and range, or township, concession, and lot number—for most families.
-The 1921 Canadian Census was released to the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) on June 1st, 2013 from Statistics Canada. According to the legislation, 92 calendar years must have elapsed before the census is released to the LAC.
-[[Category:Alberta, Canada]] [[Category:Canada Census]]