Comox, British Columbia (1921 census)
Comox was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 14,018. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.406°N, 125.580°W.
Population
In 1921, Comox had a population of 14,018: 9,646 male and 4,372 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 3,493 |
| 1911 | 9,422 |
| 1921 | 14,018 |
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, Comox shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 14,018 total population, 9,646 males in the population, 4,372 females in the population, 3,751 males born outside the British Empire, 3,695 males born in Canada, 2,252 females born in Canada, 2,200 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,248 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 872 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 4,871 persons of British origin (English), 2,710 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,512 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,363 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1,067 persons of Scandinavian origin, 661 persons of Finnish origin, 373 persons of French origin, 302 persons of Italian origin, 206 persons of German origin, 203 persons of British origin (other), 151 persons of Russian origin, 118 persons of other European origin, 87 persons of Dutch origin, 70 persons of Austrian origin, 69 persons of Polish origin, 45 persons of Ukrainian origin, 44 persons of Belgian origin, 21 persons of other Asian origin, 13 persons of Greek origin, 10 persons of Syrian origin. 94 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). 4 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. 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 3,669 Anglicans (Church of England), 3,215 Presbyterians, 1,827 Roman Catholics, 1,398 Lutherans, 1,164 adherents of Eastern religions, 994 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 943 Methodists, 300 Baptists, 143 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 105 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 53 Congregationalists, 52 Adventists, 32 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 20 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 11 Salvation Army adherents, 9 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 4 Brethren, 4 Jews, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC208002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC208002— 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). "Comox, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/comox-bc208002-1921/.