Cranbrook, British Columbia (1921 census)
Cranbrook was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,053. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1138837. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.539°N, 115.963°W.
Population
In 1921, Cranbrook had a population of 4,053: 2,922 male and 1,131 female residents. Population density was 1.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 4,394 |
| 1921 | 4,053 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Cranbrook, 1911 (67.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Cranbrook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,131 |
| POP M | 2,922 |
| POP TOT | 4,053 |
Other recorded variables (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 657 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 184 |
| ASIA OTHER | 18 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 140 |
| BRIT BORN F | 243 |
| BRIT BORN M | 548 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,329 |
| BRIT IRISH | 330 |
| BRIT OTHER | 51 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 581 |
| CAN BORN F | 598 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,016 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 215 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 76 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 16 |
| EUR DUTCH | 21 |
| EUR FINNISH | 44 |
| EUR FRENCH | 246 |
| EUR GERMAN | 63 |
| EUR HEBREW | 4 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 183 |
| EUR OTHER | 44 |
| EUR POLISH | 50 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 69 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 649 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 38 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 290 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1,358 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 120 |
| INDIAN | 54 |
| JEWS | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 637 |
| METHODISTS | 319 |
| MORMONS | 22 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| OTHER SECTS | 144 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 837 |
| PROTESTANTS | 67 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 875 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC210002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC210002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1138837
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranbrook,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranbrook
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). "Cranbrook, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/cranbrook-bc210002-1921/.