Medicine Hat, C, Alberta (1921 census)
Medicine Hat, C was a city in Alberta, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 9,634. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q368241. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.034°N, 110.683°W.
Population
In 1921, Medicine Hat, C had a population of 9,634: 4,785 male and 4,849 female residents.
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 1921
In the 1921 census, Medicine Hat, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 9,634 total population, 4,849 females in the population, 4,785 males in the population, 2,818 females born in Canada, 2,702 males born in Canada, 1,155 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,144 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 928 males born outside the British Empire, 887 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,853 persons of British origin (English), 2,163 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,285 persons of British origin (Irish), 711 persons of Russian origin, 268 persons of French origin, 247 persons of Scandinavian origin, 223 persons of German origin, 137 persons of Austrian origin, 131 persons of other European origin, 126 persons of Dutch origin, 111 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 71 persons of Italian origin, 66 persons of British origin (other), 47 persons of Polish origin, 36 persons of Ukrainian origin, 11 persons of Greek origin, 9 persons of Belgian origin, 7 persons of Finnish origin, 4 persons of other Asian origin. 77 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 33 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). 6 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,898 Presbyterians, 2,135 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,627 Methodists, 949 Roman Catholics, 616 Lutherans, 591 Baptists, 302 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 76 Jews, 72 adherents of Eastern religions, 62 members of the Evangelical Association, 62 Salvation Army adherents, 55 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 44 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 25 Adventists, 23 Congregationalists, 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 11 Brethren, 9 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB189023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB189023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q368241
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine_Hat
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine_Hat
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). "Medicine Hat, C, Alberta (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/medicine-hat-c-ab189023-1921/.