421. Ribstone, Alberta (1921 census)
421. Ribstone was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,517. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.712°N, 110.223°W.
Population
In 1921, 421. Ribstone had a population of 1,517: 861 male and 656 female residents. Population density was 4.7 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 270 townships, 1911 (3.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 421. Ribstone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 656 |
| POP M | 861 |
| POP TOT | 1,517 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 191 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 40 |
| BRIT BORN F | 83 |
| BRIT BORN M | 112 |
| BRIT ENG | 403 |
| BRIT IRISH | 272 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 274 |
| CAN BORN F | 427 |
| CAN BORN M | 556 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 3 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 3 |
| EUR DUTCH | 4 |
| EUR FRENCH | 361 |
| EUR GERMAN | 58 |
| EUR GREEK | 3 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| EUR POLISH | 6 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 118 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 146 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 193 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 130 |
| METHODISTS | 192 |
| MORMONS | 103 |
| OTHER SECTS | 14 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 436 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 399 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB195016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB195016— 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). "421. Ribstone, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/421-ribstone-ab195016-1921/.