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.
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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,053 total population, 2,922 males in the population, 1,358 males born outside the British Empire, 1,131 females in the population, 1,016 males born in Canada, 598 females born in Canada, 548 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 290 females born outside the British Empire, 243 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,329 persons of British origin (English), 649 persons of Scandinavian origin, 581 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 330 persons of British origin (Irish), 246 persons of French origin, 184 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 183 persons of Italian origin, 76 persons of Austrian origin, 69 persons of Russian origin, 63 persons of German origin, 51 persons of British origin (other), 50 persons of Polish origin, 44 persons of Finnish origin, 44 persons of other European origin, 38 persons of Ukrainian origin, 21 persons of Dutch origin, 18 persons of other Asian origin, 16 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. 54 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). 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 875 Roman Catholics, 837 Presbyterians, 657 Anglicans (Church of England), 637 Lutherans, 319 Methodists, 215 adherents of Eastern religions, 144 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 140 Baptists, 120 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 67 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 22 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Congregationalists, 4 Jews, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Conrad Kain | 1883–1934 | died here |
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/.