Medicine Hat, C, Alberta (1911 census)
Medicine Hat, C was a city in Alberta, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,608. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.034°N, 110.683°W.
Population
In 1911, Medicine Hat, C had a population of 5,608. Population density was 848.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 5,608 |
| 1921 | 9,634 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Medicine Hat, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 5 |
| POP M | 12 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 0.46 |
| POP TOT | 5,608 |
Other recorded variables (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,315 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,474 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36.68 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 164 |
| BAPTISTS | 353 |
| BELGIAN | 3 |
| BRETHREN | 23 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,478 |
| BRIT IRISH | 763 |
| BRIT OTHER | 22 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 958 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 9 |
| CHINESE | 53 |
| CHRISTIANS | 9 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES | 11 |
| DUTCH | 65 |
| DWELLINGS | 3 |
| F MARRIED | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 3 |
| FRENCH | 170 |
| FRIENDS | 2 |
| GERMAN | 267 |
| GREEK | 2 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 33 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 21 |
| JAPANESE | 1 |
| JEWISH | 3 |
| JEWS | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 535 |
| M MARRIED | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 937 |
| MORMONS | 25 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| PAGANS | 3 |
| POLISH | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,336 |
| PROTESTANTS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 643 |
| RUSSIAN | 469 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 37 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 121 |
| SWISS | 24 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1,004 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 330 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB004004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB189023— 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). "Medicine Hat, C, Alberta (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/medicine-hat-c-ab004004-1911/.