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.
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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,996 total population, 3,279 males in the population, 1,717 females in the population, 1,263 males born outside the British Empire, 1,036 males born in Canada, 980 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 799 females born in Canada, 623 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 295 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,122 persons of British origin (English), 824 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 692 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 381 persons of Scandinavian origin, 358 persons of British origin (Irish), 104 persons of German origin, 90 persons of French origin, 73 persons of other European origin, 69 persons of British origin (other), 58 persons of Belgian origin, 56 persons of other Asian origin, 53 persons of Italian origin, 51 persons of Russian origin, 22 persons of Dutch origin, 20 persons of Finnish origin, 8 persons of Austrian origin, 7 persons of Polish origin. 3 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). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,665 Anglicans (Church of England), 848 adherents of Eastern religions, 844 Presbyterians, 419 Roman Catholics, 416 Lutherans, 378 Methodists, 95 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 93 Baptists, 93 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 40 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 31 Adventists, 27 Congregationalists, 24 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 13 Salvation Army adherents, 6 members of the Evangelical Association, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Brethren. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.