Chilliwack, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Chilliwack, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,767. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.170°N, 121.951°W.
Population
In 1921, Chilliwack, C had a population of 1,767: 924 male and 843 female residents. Population density was 1761.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,657 |
| 1921 | 1,767 |
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, Chilliwack, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 843 |
| POP M | 924 |
| POP TOT | 1,767 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 448 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 46 |
| BAPTISTS | 158 |
| BRIT BORN F | 161 |
| BRIT BORN M | 183 |
| BRIT ENG | 839 |
| BRIT IRISH | 312 |
| BRIT OTHER | 23 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 361 |
| CAN BORN F | 586 |
| CAN BORN M | 620 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 42 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 41 |
| EUR FRENCH | 53 |
| EUR GERMAN | 45 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 30 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 96 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 121 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 11 |
| METHODISTS | 487 |
| MORMONS | 14 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| OTHER SECTS | 21 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 532 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 51 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC209005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC209005— 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). "Chilliwack, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/chilliwack-c-bc209005-1921/.