Cowichan, British Columbia (1921 census)
Cowichan was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,973. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.801°N, 124.151°W.
Population
In 1921, Cowichan had a population of 4,973: 2,953 male and 2,020 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 3,613 |
| 1911 | 3,864 |
| 1921 | 4,973 |
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, Cowichan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,973 total population, 2,953 males in the population, 2,020 females in the population, 1,116 males born in Canada, 1,034 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 983 females born in Canada, 854 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 803 males born outside the British Empire, 183 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,571 persons of British origin (English), 773 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 715 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 449 persons of British origin (Irish), 100 persons of French origin, 84 persons of British origin (other), 71 persons of Scandinavian origin, 53 persons of German origin, 33 persons of other Asian origin, 28 persons of Italian origin, 17 persons of other European origin, 14 persons of Austrian origin, 13 persons of Russian origin, 11 persons of Belgian origin, 9 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of Finnish origin, 6 persons of Polish origin, 5 persons of Ukrainian origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 5 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 2,394 Anglicans (Church of England), 650 adherents of Eastern religions, 618 Presbyterians, 541 Methodists, 335 Roman Catholics, 222 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 129 Baptists, 54 Lutherans, 9 Congregationalists, 8 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 members of the Evangelical Association, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Adventists, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC212001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC212001— 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). "Cowichan, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/cowichan-bc212001-1921/.