Cariboo, British Columbia (1921 census)
Cariboo was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,269. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.736°N, 122.734°W.
Population
In 1921, Cariboo had a population of 3,269: 2,349 male and 920 female residents. Population density was 0.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 3,507 |
| 1911 | 5,993 |
| 1921 | 3,269 |
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 Cariboo, 1911 (15.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Cariboo shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 920 |
| POP M | 2,349 |
| POP TOT | 3,269 |
Other recorded variables (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 757 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 137 |
| BAPTISTS | 107 |
| BRIT BORN F | 178 |
| BRIT BORN M | 477 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,289 |
| BRIT IRISH | 359 |
| BRIT OTHER | 34 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 573 |
| CAN BORN F | 518 |
| CAN BORN M | 904 |
| CHRISTIANS | 12 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 12 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 135 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 22 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 6 |
| EUR DUTCH | 29 |
| EUR FINNISH | 30 |
| EUR FRENCH | 167 |
| EUR GERMAN | 112 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 29 |
| EUR OTHER | 76 |
| EUR POLISH | 15 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 67 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 297 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 224 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 968 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 105 |
| INDIAN | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 340 |
| METHODISTS | 195 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 63 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 912 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 624 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC207001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC207001— 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). "Cariboo, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/cariboo-bc207001-1921/.