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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,067 total population, 2,064 males in the population, 1,003 females in the population, 806 males born in Canada, 696 males born outside the British Empire, 562 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 512 females born in Canada, 319 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 172 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,318 persons of British origin (English), 517 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 304 persons of British origin (Irish), 248 persons of Scandinavian origin, 231 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 94 persons of Italian origin, 72 persons of French origin, 48 persons of German origin, 48 persons of other European origin, 45 persons of Austrian origin, 37 persons of Dutch origin, 30 persons of British origin (other), 22 persons of other Asian origin, 18 persons of Russian origin, 14 persons of Ukrainian origin, 7 persons of Finnish origin, 5 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 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 879 Anglicans (Church of England), 719 Presbyterians, 402 Roman Catholics, 394 Methodists, 217 Lutherans, 205 adherents of Eastern religions, 95 Baptists, 80 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 32 Congregationalists, 26 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 9 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 6 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Jews, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.