Cranbrook, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Cranbrook, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,725. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1138837. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.500°N, 115.766°W.
Population
In 1921, Cranbrook, C had a population of 2,725: 1,506 male and 1,219 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,090 |
| 1921 | 2,725 |
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, Cranbrook, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,725 total population, 1,506 males in the population, 1,219 females in the population, 831 males born in Canada, 754 females born in Canada, 365 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 310 males born outside the British Empire, 302 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 163 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,054 persons of British origin (English), 671 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 424 persons of British origin (Irish), 150 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 94 persons of French origin, 85 persons of Italian origin, 62 persons of German origin, 61 persons of Scandinavian origin, 40 persons of British origin (other), 26 persons of Dutch origin, 21 persons of other European origin, 8 persons of Austrian origin, 5 persons of Polish origin, 4 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Ukrainian origin. 13 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 836 Presbyterians, 656 Anglicans (Church of England), 451 Methodists, 388 Roman Catholics, 197 Baptists, 109 adherents of Eastern religions, 48 Lutherans, 22 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 6 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 6 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Congregationalists, 1 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC210005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC210005— 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, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/cranbrook-c-bc210005-1921/.