488. Black Mud, Alberta (1921 census)
488. Black Mud was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,085. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.236°N, 113.293°W.
Population
In 1921, 488. Black Mud had a population of 3,085: 1,684 male and 1,401 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 270 townships, 1911 (3.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 488. Black Mud shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,085 total population, 1,684 males in the population, 1,401 females in the population, 1,021 males born in Canada, 887 females born in Canada, 565 males born outside the British Empire, 441 females born outside the British Empire, 98 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 73 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,320 persons of German origin, 657 persons of French origin, 316 persons of British origin (English), 204 persons of Scandinavian origin, 156 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 132 persons of British origin (Irish), 104 persons of Russian origin, 96 persons of Austrian origin, 48 persons of Polish origin, 19 persons of British origin (other), 10 persons of other European origin, 7 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of Ukrainian origin. 7 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 916 Lutherans, 871 Roman Catholics, 562 Baptists, 204 Presbyterians, 174 Anglicans (Church of England), 169 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 101 Methodists, 36 members of the Evangelical Association, 29 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 9 Congregationalists, 3 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Salvation Army adherents, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Adventists, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB199002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB199002— 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). "488. Black Mud, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/488-black-mud-ab199002-1921/.