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 density was 1.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 548 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 4,372 |
| POP M | 9,646 |
| POP TOT | 14,018 |
Other recorded variables (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 52 |
| ANGLICANS | 3,669 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1,363 |
| ASIA OTHER | 21 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 10 |
| BAPTISTS | 300 |
| BRETHREN | 4 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1,248 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2,200 |
| BRIT ENG | 4,871 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,512 |
| BRIT OTHER | 203 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,710 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,252 |
| CAN BORN M | 3,695 |
| CHRISTIANS | 32 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 53 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1,164 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 70 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 44 |
| EUR DUTCH | 87 |
| EUR FINNISH | 661 |
| EUR FRENCH | 373 |
| EUR GERMAN | 206 |
| EUR GREEK | 13 |
| EUR HEBREW | 4 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 302 |
| EUR OTHER | 118 |
| EUR POLISH | 69 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 151 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1,067 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 45 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 872 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3,751 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 143 |
| INDIAN | 94 |
| JEWS | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,398 |
| METHODISTS | 943 |
| MORMONS | 9 |
| NEGRO | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 994 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 3,215 |
| PROTESTANTS | 105 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,827 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 11 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 20 |
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/.