Red Deer, C, Alberta (1911 census)
Red Deer, C was a city in Alberta, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,118. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q23025. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.262°N, 113.805°W.
Population
In 1911, Red Deer, C had a population of 2,118: 1,213 male and 905 female residents. Population density was 1059.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,118 |
| 1921 | 2,328 |
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 was contained in Red Deer, 1901 (1.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Red Deer, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,118 total population, 1,280 area in acres, 1,213 males in the population, 1,059 population per square mile, 905 females in the population, 776 single (never-married) males, 494 single (never-married) females, 439 families, 406 married males, 377 married females, 34 widowed females, 20 males with marital status not given, 11 widowed males, 2 area in square miles. 323 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 418 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Bower | 1860–1921 | died here |
| Eliza McAlister | 1864–1938 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
AB005009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_AB196022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q23025
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Deer,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Deer
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). "Red Deer, C, Alberta (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ab/red-deer-c-ab005009-1911/.