Edmonton, C, Alberta (1921 census)
Edmonton, C was a city in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 58,821. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2096. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.543°N, 113.511°W.
Population
In 1921, Edmonton, C had a population of 58,821: 29,609 male and 29,212 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 Strathcona c, 1911 (33.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Edmonton c, 1911 (66.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Edmonton, 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 58,821 total population, 29,609 males in the population, 29,212 females in the population, 16,406 females born in Canada, 16,286 males born in Canada, 8,124 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7,968 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5,199 males born outside the British Empire, 4,838 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 22,580 persons of British origin (English), 13,378 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 8,758 persons of British origin (Irish), 2,707 persons of French origin, 1,734 persons of Austrian origin, 1,582 persons of German origin, 1,353 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1,065 persons of Russian origin, 928 persons of British origin (other), 721 persons of Dutch origin, 652 persons of Polish origin, 550 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 508 persons of Ukrainian origin, 430 persons of other European origin, 219 persons of Belgian origin, 139 persons of Italian origin, 106 persons of Greek origin, 55 persons of Syrian origin, 44 persons of Finnish origin, 22 persons of other Asian origin. 821 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 277 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. 34 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 16,233 Presbyterians, 14,571 Anglicans (Church of England), 9,126 Methodists, 7,797 Roman Catholics, 3,352 Baptists, 2,036 Lutherans, 1,638 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1,572 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 805 Jews, 386 adherents of Eastern religions, 359 Salvation Army adherents, 335 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 158 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 128 Congregationalists, 91 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 88 Adventists, 65 Brethren, 50 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 27 members of the Evangelical Association, 9 Mennonites, 6 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| George Gerald King | 1836–1928 | died here |
| John Whitnah Leedy | 1849–1935 | died here |
| Sir Cecil E. Denny | 1850–1928 | died here |
| John Campbell Ferrie Bown | 1856–1933 | died here |
| Joseph Henri Picard | 1857–1934 | died here |
| Charles Coursolles McCaul | 1858–1928 | died here |
| Frank Hamilton Mewburn | 1858–1929 | died here |
| George Harcourt | 1863–1940 | died here |
| Percival Baker | 1867–1921 | died here |
| Edmund Kemper Broadus | 1876–1936 | died here |
| Charles Arthur Baragar | 1885–1936 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB199016— 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 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). "Edmonton, C, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/edmonton-c-ab199016-1921/.