Bobtail I R, Alberta (1911 census)
Bobtail I R was a census subdivision in Alberta, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 88. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.735°N, 113.439°W.
Population
In 1911, Bobtail I R had a population of 88. Population density was 7.9 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 Ponoka, 1901 (0.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Indian reserves, 1921 (9.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Bobtail I R shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 20 |
| POP M | 39 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1.61 |
| POP TOT | 88 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 23,474 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36.77 |
| CSD TYPE | R |
| DWELLINGS | 24 |
| F MARRIED | 9 |
| F SINGLE | 10 |
| F WIDOWED | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 24 |
| INDIAN | 88 |
| M MARRIED | 10 |
| M SINGLE | 27 |
| M WIDOWED | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 15 |
| PAGANS | 54 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB005003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB005003— 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 1911 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). "Bobtail I R, Alberta (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/bobtail-i-r-ab005003-1911/.