Courtenay, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Courtenay, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 810. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1017477. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.684°N, 125.000°W.
Population
In 1921, Courtenay, C had a population of 810: 454 male and 356 female residents. Population density was 807.5 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Comox, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Courtenay, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 356 |
| POP M | 454 |
| POP TOT | 810 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 226 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 31 |
| BAPTISTS | 21 |
| BRETHREN | 8 |
| BRIT BORN F | 121 |
| BRIT BORN M | 133 |
| BRIT ENG | 439 |
| BRIT IRISH | 70 |
| BRIT OTHER | 16 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 224 |
| CAN BORN F | 195 |
| CAN BORN M | 255 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 21 |
| EUR DUTCH | 4 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 3 |
| EUR GERMAN | 7 |
| EUR OTHER | 8 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 40 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 66 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 83 |
| OTHER SECTS | 22 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 352 |
| PROTESTANTS | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 58 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC208007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC208007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1017477
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtenay,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtenay_(Colombie-Britannique)
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). "Courtenay, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/courtenay-c-bc208007-1921/.