521. Tomahawk, Alberta (1921 census)
521. Tomahawk was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 530. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.434°N, 114.671°W.
Population
In 1921, 521. Tomahawk had a population of 530: 306 male and 224 female residents. Population density was 1.9 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 226 townships, 1911 (3.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 521. Tomahawk shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 224 |
| POP M | 306 |
| POP TOT | 530 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 63 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 50 |
| BRIT BORN F | 28 |
| BRIT BORN M | 38 |
| BRIT ENG | 94 |
| BRIT IRISH | 106 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 92 |
| CAN BORN F | 105 |
| CAN BORN M | 141 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 22 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 6 |
| EUR DUTCH | 22 |
| EUR FRENCH | 39 |
| EUR GERMAN | 19 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 15 |
| EUR OTHER | 10 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 71 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 32 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 91 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 127 |
| LUTHERANS | 104 |
| METHODISTS | 112 |
| OTHER SECTS | 18 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 85 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB199010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB199010— 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). "521. Tomahawk, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/521-tomahawk-ab199010-1921/.