459. Bigstone, Alberta (1921 census)
459. Bigstone was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.980°N, 113.759°W.
Population
In 1921, 459. Bigstone had a population of 2,101: 1,138 male and 963 female residents. Population density was 6.2 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 (3.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 459. Bigstone 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 | 963 |
| POP M | 1,138 |
| POP TOT | 2,101 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 10 |
| ANGLICANS | 108 |
| BAPTISTS | 266 |
| BRIT BORN F | 44 |
| BRIT BORN M | 61 |
| BRIT ENG | 505 |
| BRIT IRISH | 90 |
| BRIT OTHER | 26 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 195 |
| CAN BORN F | 574 |
| CAN BORN M | 585 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 8 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 11 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 6 |
| EUR DUTCH | 34 |
| EUR FINNISH | 102 |
| EUR FRENCH | 35 |
| EUR GERMAN | 412 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 20 |
| EUR POLISH | 50 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 262 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 351 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 345 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 492 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,015 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 322 |
| MORMONS | 27 |
| OTHER SECTS | 43 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 165 |
| PROTESTANTS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 115 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB196019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB196019— 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). "459. Bigstone, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/459-bigstone-ab196019-1921/.