Alberni, British Columbia (1921 census)
Alberni was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,996. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.613°N, 126.008°W.
Population
In 1921, Alberni had a population of 4,996: 3,279 male and 1,717 female residents. Population density was 0.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 191 |
| 1901 | 4,181 |
| 1911 | 4,082 |
| 1921 | 4,996 |
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, Alberni shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,717 |
| POP M | 3,279 |
| POP TOT | 4,996 |
Other recorded variables (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 31 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,665 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 824 |
| ASIA OTHER | 56 |
| BAPTISTS | 93 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 623 |
| BRIT BORN M | 980 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,122 |
| BRIT IRISH | 358 |
| BRIT OTHER | 69 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 692 |
| CAN BORN F | 799 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,036 |
| CHRISTIANS | 24 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 27 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 848 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 8 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 58 |
| EUR DUTCH | 22 |
| EUR FINNISH | 20 |
| EUR FRENCH | 90 |
| EUR GERMAN | 104 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 53 |
| EUR OTHER | 73 |
| EUR POLISH | 7 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 51 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 381 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 295 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1,263 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 40 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 416 |
| METHODISTS | 378 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| OTHER SECTS | 95 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 844 |
| PROTESTANTS | 93 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 419 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 13 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC208001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC208001— 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). "Alberni, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/alberni-bc208001-1921/.