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 density was 5.8 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,020 |
| POP M | 2,953 |
| POP TOT | 4,973 |
Other recorded variables (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,394 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 715 |
| ASIA OTHER | 33 |
| BAPTISTS | 129 |
| BRIT BORN F | 854 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1,034 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,571 |
| BRIT IRISH | 449 |
| BRIT OTHER | 84 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 773 |
| CAN BORN F | 983 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,116 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 9 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 650 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 14 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 11 |
| EUR DUTCH | 9 |
| EUR FINNISH | 9 |
| EUR FRENCH | 100 |
| EUR GERMAN | 53 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 28 |
| EUR OTHER | 17 |
| EUR POLISH | 6 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 13 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 71 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 5 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 183 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 803 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| INDIAN | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 54 |
| METHODISTS | 541 |
| MORMONS | 8 |
| OTHER SECTS | 222 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 618 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 335 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
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/.