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. Population density was 6.3 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 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 811 |
| POP M | 1,054 |
| POP TOT | 1,865 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 16 |
| ANGLICANS | 262 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 11 |
| BAPTISTS | 37 |
| BRETHREN | 6 |
| BRIT BORN F | 129 |
| BRIT BORN M | 166 |
| BRIT ENG | 461 |
| BRIT IRISH | 217 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 283 |
| CAN BORN F | 417 |
| CAN BORN M | 510 |
| CHRISTIANS | 20 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 7 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 8 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 26 |
| EUR DUTCH | 28 |
| EUR FRENCH | 432 |
| EUR GERMAN | 91 |
| EUR HEBREW | 4 |
| EUR OTHER | 6 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 293 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 265 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 378 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| JEWS | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 287 |
| METHODISTS | 270 |
| MORMONS | 82 |
| OTHER SECTS | 29 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 292 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 538 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
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/.