218. Blackfoot, Alberta (1921 census)
218. Blackfoot was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,865. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.975°N, 112.984°W.
Population
In 1921, 218. Blackfoot had a population of 1,865: 1,054 male and 811 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 606 townships, 1911 (1.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 218. Blackfoot shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,865 total population, 1,054 males in the population, 811 females in the population, 510 males born in Canada, 417 females born in Canada, 378 males born outside the British Empire, 265 females born outside the British Empire, 166 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 129 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 461 persons of British origin (English), 432 persons of French origin, 293 persons of Scandinavian origin, 283 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 217 persons of British origin (Irish), 91 persons of German origin, 28 persons of Dutch origin, 26 persons of Belgian origin, 11 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Ukrainian origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 538 Roman Catholics, 292 Presbyterians, 287 Lutherans, 270 Methodists, 262 Anglicans (Church of England), 82 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 37 Baptists, 29 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 20 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 16 Adventists, 8 adherents of Eastern religions, 7 Congregationalists, 6 Brethren, 4 Jews, 4 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB194003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB194003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "218. Blackfoot, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/218-blackfoot-ab194003-1921/.