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Alberta in Canada Censuses[edit | edit source]

Population Schedules[edit | edit source]

Alberta was first included in the Canada census in 1881.
Links to all Canada Census

1881	1891	1901
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1911	1921	1931 - Images only
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Local, Territory, and Province Censuses[edit | edit source]

Alberta was included in the 1906, 1916, and 1926 prairie province enumeration.

1906 Prairie Provinces Census	1916 Prairie Provinces Census	1926 Prairie Provinces Census
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More Information[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]

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-==History of Alberta Censuses==
+==Alberta in Canada Censuses==
-In 1851, Canada begin keeping censuses every 10 years. However, these censuses were often taken in different years, and it was not until 1871, after the Dominion of Canada was created, that censuses were taken regularly.<ref>Library and Archives Canada, “Censuses,” February 4, 2021, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx.</ref> Alberta was first included in the Canada census in 1881.
-==Online Alberta Censuses==
 ===Population Schedules===
-====Official Canada Censuses====
+*Alberta was first included in the Canada census in 1881.
+*[[Canada Census|Links to all Canada Census]]
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-For more information about these censuses, visit [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx Library and Archives of Canada].
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+Alberta was included in the 1906, 1916, and 1926 prairie province enumeration.
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-For more information about these censuses, visit [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx Library and Archives of Canada].
-==Additional Resources==
+==More Information==
+*[[Canada Census|Canada Censuses and Information]]
+*[http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/symb-ab-acr-eng.cfm Abbreviations and Acronyms in Canadian censuses] at Statistics Canada
+*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx Canadian Censuses] at Library and Archives of Canada.
+*In Canada, some censuses were enumerated in French, English or both languages. [[French Genealogical Word List]]
 ==References==
 [[Category:Canada Census]]
 [[Category:Alberta, Canada]]