280. Rosebud, Alberta (1921 census)
280. Rosebud was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,935. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.489°N, 113.901°W.
Population
In 1921, 280. Rosebud had a population of 1,935: 1,124 male and 811 female residents. Population density was 5.3 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 92 townships, 1911 (12.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 280. Rosebud shared boundaries with:
- 250. Beddington
- 279. Norquay
- 281. Beaver Dam
- 309. Stauffer
- 310. Mountain View
- Carstairs, VL
- Crossfield, VL
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 811 |
| POP M | 1,124 |
| POP TOT | 1,935 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 23 |
| ANGLICANS | 243 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 99 |
| BRETHREN | 11 |
| BRIT BORN F | 112 |
| BRIT BORN M | 170 |
| BRIT ENG | 679 |
| BRIT IRISH | 239 |
| BRIT OTHER | 28 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 425 |
| CAN BORN F | 483 |
| CAN BORN M | 621 |
| CHRISTIANS | 19 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 3 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 2 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 55 |
| EUR FRENCH | 51 |
| EUR GERMAN | 237 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 7 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 79 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 101 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 13 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 216 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 333 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 99 |
| MENNONITES | 120 |
| METHODISTS | 413 |
| MORMONS | 7 |
| OTHER SECTS | 54 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 639 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 187 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB194016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB194016— 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). "280. Rosebud, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/280-rosebud-ab194016-1921/.