277. Michichi, Alberta (1921 census)
277. Michichi was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.537°N, 112.552°W.
Population
In 1921, 277. Michichi had a population of 1,998: 1,204 male and 794 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, 277. Michichi shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,998 total population, 1,204 males in the population, 794 females in the population, 573 males born in Canada, 401 females born in Canada, 387 males born outside the British Empire, 244 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 239 females born outside the British Empire, 154 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 593 persons of British origin (English), 389 persons of British origin (Irish), 387 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 117 persons of Scandinavian origin, 107 persons of Austrian origin, 99 persons of German origin, 61 persons of French origin, 47 persons of Italian origin, 46 persons of other European origin, 40 persons of Russian origin, 39 persons of Dutch origin, 18 persons of Polish origin, 18 persons of Ukrainian origin, 13 persons of Belgian origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 3 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 464 Presbyterians, 387 Roman Catholics, 384 Methodists, 326 Anglicans (Church of England), 140 Baptists, 140 Lutherans, 80 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 31 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 18 Salvation Army adherents, 10 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 7 adherents of Eastern religions, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Brethren, 5 Congregationalists, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB193016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB193016— 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). "277. Michichi, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/277-michichi-ab193016-1921/.