Calgary, C, Alberta (1921 census)
Calgary, C was a city in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 63,305. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q36312. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.047°N, 114.065°W.
Population
In 1921, Calgary, C had a population of 63,305: 31,826 male and 31,479 female residents.
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 c, 1911 (88.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Calgary, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 63,305 total population, 31,826 males in the population, 31,479 females in the population, 17,014 females born in Canada, 16,083 males born in Canada, 10,903 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 10,088 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4,840 males born outside the British Empire, 4,377 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 27,425 persons of British origin (English), 15,599 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9,082 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,973 persons of Russian origin, 1,408 persons of French origin, 1,373 persons of Scandinavian origin, 876 persons of German origin, 843 persons of British origin (other), 729 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 628 persons of Dutch origin, 435 persons of Austrian origin, 425 persons of Italian origin, 316 persons of other European origin, 287 persons of Polish origin, 153 persons of Ukrainian origin, 91 persons of Belgian origin, 68 persons of Greek origin, 22 persons of Finnish origin, 18 persons of Syrian origin, 11 persons of other Asian origin. 1,247 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 66 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 22 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 18,036 Anglicans (Church of England), 17,112 Presbyterians, 9,712 Methodists, 6,376 Roman Catholics, 4,013 Baptists, 2,382 Lutherans, 1,929 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1,233 Jews, 506 adherents of Eastern religions, 481 Salvation Army adherents, 428 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 296 Congregationalists, 208 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 166 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 146 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 93 Adventists, 93 Brethren, 88 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 22 Disciples of Christ, 20 Mennonites, 6 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 17 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Greene | 1843–1933 | died here |
| James Walker | 1846–1936 | died here |
| William Pearce | 1848–1930 | died here |
| Jean Anne Drever | 1849–1940 | died here |
| Robert Brett | 1851–1929 | died here |
| Patrick Burns | 1856–1937 | died here |
| William Charles James Roper Hull | 1856–1925 | died here |
| Annie Glen | 1857–1937 | died here |
| Robert Chambers Edwards | 1859–1922 | died here |
| Emily Spencer | 1860–1938 | died here |
| Isabella Clark Hardisty | 1861–1936 | died here |
| Rachel Jeffrey Coutts | 1863–1940 | died here |
| Elijah Hutchings | 1866–1937 | died here |
| Alfred Davis Fidler | 1869–1927 | died here |
| William Stewart Herron | 1870–1939 | died here |
| Charles Wilson Cross | 1872–1928 | died here |
| George Melrose Bell | 1884–1936 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB194026— 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 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). "Calgary, C, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/calgary-c-ab194026-1921/.