Alberni, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Alberni, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 998. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q116042913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.264°N, 124.801°W.
Population
In 1921, Alberni, C had a population of 998: 545 male and 453 female residents.
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 Alberni, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Alberni, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 998 total population, 545 males in the population, 453 females in the population, 260 females born in Canada, 258 males born in Canada, 178 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 144 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 109 males born outside the British Empire, 49 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 532 persons of British origin (English), 193 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 73 persons of British origin (Irish), 58 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 56 persons of Scandinavian origin, 30 persons of French origin, 13 persons of British origin (other), 10 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of other European origin, 4 persons of German origin, 4 persons of Polish origin, 3 persons of Belgian origin, 3 persons of Finnish origin, 3 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Russian origin. 4 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 369 Presbyterians, 360 Anglicans (Church of England), 49 Lutherans, 49 Methodists, 48 Roman Catholics, 47 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 43 adherents of Eastern religions, 27 Baptists, 3 Congregationalists, 3 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC208005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC208005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q116042913
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, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/alberni-c-bc208005-1921/.