Calgary, C, Alberta (1911 census)
Calgary, C was a city in Alberta, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 43,704. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q36312. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.052°N, 114.072°W.
Population
In 1911, Calgary, C had a population of 43,704. Population density was 1242.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 43,704 |
| 1921 | 63,305 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 contained Calgary, East—Est, 1901 (6.9% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Calgary, Centre, 1901 (1.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Calgary, C, 1921 (88.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Calgary, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 81 |
| POP M | 88 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 4.60 |
| POP TOT | 43,704 |
Other recorded variables (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 64 |
| ANGLICANS | 10,124 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,474 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36.68 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 969 |
| BAPTISTS | 2,769 |
| BELGIAN | 22 |
| BRETHREN | 60 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 16,635 |
| BRIT IRISH | 4,536 |
| BRIT OTHER | 362 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 9,351 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 30 |
| CHINESE | 485 |
| CHRISTIANS | 154 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 326 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES | 14 |
| DUTCH | 213 |
| DWELLINGS | 27 |
| F MARRIED | 26 |
| F SINGLE | 53 |
| F WIDOWED | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 30 |
| FRENCH | 705 |
| FRIENDS | 27 |
| GERMAN | 2,608 |
| GREEK | 21 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 588 |
| HINDU | 3 |
| INDIAN | 33 |
| ITALIAN | 369 |
| JAPANESE | 53 |
| JEWISH | 604 |
| JEWS | 613 |
| LUTHERANS | 2,399 |
| M MARRIED | 26 |
| M SINGLE | 62 |
| MENNONITES | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 7,914 |
| MORMONS | 30 |
| NEGRO | 72 |
| PAGANS | 99 |
| POLISH | 114 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 10,378 |
| PROTESTANTS | 744 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 4,183 |
| RUSSIAN | 397 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 333 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 928 |
| SWISS | 131 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5,063 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1,295 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB001006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB194026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q36312
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary
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). "Calgary, C, Alberta (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/calgary-c-ab001006-1911/.