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. Population density was 9.6 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, 488. Black Mud shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,401 |
| POP M | 1,684 |
| POP TOT | 3,085 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 174 |
| BAPTISTS | 562 |
| BRIT BORN F | 73 |
| BRIT BORN M | 98 |
| BRIT ENG | 316 |
| BRIT IRISH | 132 |
| BRIT OTHER | 19 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 156 |
| CAN BORN F | 887 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,021 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 9 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 96 |
| EUR DUTCH | 7 |
| EUR FRENCH | 657 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1,320 |
| EUR OTHER | 10 |
| EUR POLISH | 48 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 104 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 204 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 7 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 36 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 441 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 565 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 29 |
| INDIAN | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 916 |
| METHODISTS | 101 |
| MORMONS | 3 |
| OTHER SECTS | 169 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 204 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 871 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
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/.