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 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 density was 1457.5 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Medicine Hat, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 4,849 |
| POP M | 4,785 |
| POP TOT | 9,634 |
Other recorded variables (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 25 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,135 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 111 |
| ASIA OTHER | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 591 |
| BRETHREN | 11 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1,144 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1,155 |
| BRIT ENG | 3,853 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,285 |
| BRIT OTHER | 66 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,163 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,818 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,702 |
| CHRISTIANS | 55 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 23 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 72 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 137 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 9 |
| EUR DUTCH | 126 |
| EUR FINNISH | 7 |
| EUR FRENCH | 268 |
| EUR GERMAN | 223 |
| EUR GREEK | 11 |
| EUR HEBREW | 77 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 71 |
| EUR OTHER | 131 |
| EUR POLISH | 47 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 711 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 247 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 36 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 62 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 887 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 928 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 44 |
| INDIAN | 33 |
| JEWS | 76 |
| LUTHERANS | 616 |
| METHODISTS | 1,627 |
| MORMONS | 9 |
| NEGRO | 6 |
| OTHER SECTS | 302 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,898 |
| PROTESTANTS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 949 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 62 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 12 |
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: 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 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/.