Edmonton, C, Alberta (1911 census)
Edmonton, C was a city in Alberta, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 24,900. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2096. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.555°N, 113.513°W.
Population
In 1911, Edmonton, C had a population of 24,900. Population density was 1662.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 24,900 |
| 1921 | 58,821 |
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 Edmonton, East—Est, 1901 (75.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Edmonton, C, 1921 (66.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Edmonton, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1 |
| POP M | 3 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 0.11 |
| POP TOT | 24,900 |
Other recorded variables (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 15 |
| ANGLICANS | 5,120 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,474 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36.68 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 958 |
| BAPTISTS | 1,724 |
| BELGIAN | 88 |
| BRETHREN | 23 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 7,942 |
| BRIT IRISH | 3,130 |
| BRIT OTHER | 265 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 5,390 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 8 |
| CHINESE | 130 |
| CHRISTIANS | 64 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 93 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES | 6 |
| DUTCH | 299 |
| DWELLINGS | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 2 |
| FRENCH | 1,291 |
| FRIENDS | 14 |
| GERMAN | 1,647 |
| GREEK | 8 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 426 |
| INDIAN | 8 |
| ITALIAN | 30 |
| JAPANESE | 23 |
| JEWISH | 171 |
| JEWS | 182 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,238 |
| M MARRIED | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 1 |
| MENNONITES | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 3,938 |
| MORMONS | 10 |
| NEGRO | 298 |
| PAGANS | 1 |
| POLISH | 217 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 6,293 |
| PROTESTANTS | 893 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3,541 |
| RUSSIAN | 221 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 125 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 448 |
| SWISS | 46 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2,282 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 679 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB002006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB199016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2096
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton
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). "Edmonton, C, Alberta (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/edmonton-c-ab002006-1911/.