Columbia, British Columbia (1921 census)
Columbia was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,067. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.208°N, 116.804°W.
Population
In 1921, Columbia had a population of 3,067: 2,064 male and 1,003 female residents. Population density was 0.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,124 |
| 1921 | 3,067 |
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, Columbia shared boundaries with:
- 192. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- Cranbrook
- Fernie
- Fort George
- Indian reserves
- Kaslo
- Revelstoke
- Unorganised parts between townships 30 & 47 - W. to the provincial boundary
- Unorganized parts between townships 21 and 31 - W. to provincial boundary
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,003 |
| POP M | 2,064 |
| POP TOT | 3,067 |
Other recorded variables (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 879 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 231 |
| ASIA OTHER | 22 |
| BAPTISTS | 95 |
| BRIT BORN F | 319 |
| BRIT BORN M | 562 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,318 |
| BRIT IRISH | 304 |
| BRIT OTHER | 30 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 517 |
| CAN BORN F | 512 |
| CAN BORN M | 806 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 32 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 205 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 45 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 37 |
| EUR FINNISH | 7 |
| EUR FRENCH | 72 |
| EUR GERMAN | 48 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 2 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 94 |
| EUR OTHER | 48 |
| EUR POLISH | 5 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 18 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 248 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 14 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 172 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 696 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 26 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 217 |
| METHODISTS | 394 |
| MORMONS | 6 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 80 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 719 |
| PROTESTANTS | 9 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 402 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC210001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC210001— 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). "Columbia, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/columbia-bc210001-1921/.