69. Bright, Alberta (1921 census)
69. Bright was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,286. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.648°N, 113.345°W.
Population
In 1921, 69. Bright had a population of 1,286: 723 male and 563 female residents. Population density was 4.5 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 198 townships, 1911 (4.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, 69. Bright 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 | 563 |
| POP M | 723 |
| POP TOT | 1,286 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 228 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 9 |
| BRIT BORN F | 97 |
| BRIT BORN M | 134 |
| BRIT ENG | 438 |
| BRIT IRISH | 273 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 186 |
| CAN BORN F | 316 |
| CAN BORN M | 391 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 5 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 8 |
| EUR DUTCH | 76 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 83 |
| EUR GERMAN | 12 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 16 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 107 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 59 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 150 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 198 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| INDIAN | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 71 |
| MENNONITES | 113 |
| METHODISTS | 292 |
| MORMONS | 118 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 22 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 210 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 210 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB190011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB190011— 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). "69. Bright, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/69-bright-ab190011-1921/.