278. Carbon, Alberta (1921 census)
278. Carbon was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,504. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.470°N, 112.983°W.
Population
In 1921, 278. Carbon had a population of 4,504: 2,884 male and 1,620 female residents. Population density was 12.3 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 (1.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 278. Carbon shared boundaries with:
- 246. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 247. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 248. Grasswold
- 277. Michichi
- 279. Norquay
- 308. Ghost Pine
- Carbon, VL
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,620 |
| POP M | 2,884 |
| POP TOT | 4,504 |
Other recorded variables (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 33 |
| ANGLICANS | 749 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 13 |
| BAPTISTS | 405 |
| BRETHREN | 4 |
| BRIT BORN F | 387 |
| BRIT BORN M | 630 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,158 |
| BRIT IRISH | 474 |
| BRIT OTHER | 108 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 772 |
| CAN BORN F | 752 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,068 |
| CHRISTIANS | 11 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 35 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 2 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 12 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 291 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 100 |
| EUR DUTCH | 52 |
| EUR FINNISH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 251 |
| EUR GERMAN | 221 |
| EUR GREEK | 12 |
| EUR HEBREW | 2 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 161 |
| EUR OTHER | 172 |
| EUR POLISH | 92 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 244 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 153 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 123 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 481 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1,186 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 182 |
| INDIAN | 7 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 176 |
| METHODISTS | 537 |
| MORMONS | 10 |
| NEGRO | 36 |
| OTHER SECTS | 122 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 941 |
| PROTESTANTS | 20 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,251 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 10 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB194014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB194014— 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). "278. Carbon, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/278-carbon-ab194014-1921/.