Delta, British Columbia (1921 census)
Delta was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 13,633. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q851838. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.105°N, 122.754°W.
Population
In 1921, Delta had a population of 13,633: 7,950 male and 5,683 female residents. Population density was 41.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 5,074 |
| 1911 | 8,651 |
| 1921 | 13,633 |
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, Delta shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 5,683 |
| POP M | 7,950 |
| POP TOT | 13,633 |
Other recorded variables (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 54 |
| ANGLICANS | 4,037 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1,374 |
| ASIA OTHER | 117 |
| BAPTISTS | 546 |
| BRETHREN | 22 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1,525 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2,108 |
| BRIT ENG | 5,801 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,698 |
| BRIT OTHER | 136 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,419 |
| CAN BORN F | 3,257 |
| CAN BORN M | 3,864 |
| CHRISTIANS | 15 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 32 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1,255 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 101 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 28 |
| EUR DUTCH | 96 |
| EUR FINNISH | 47 |
| EUR FRENCH | 316 |
| EUR GERMAN | 254 |
| EUR GREEK | 31 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 114 |
| EUR OTHER | 89 |
| EUR POLISH | 18 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 59 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 861 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 16 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 12 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 901 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1,978 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 62 |
| INDIAN | 23 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 867 |
| MENNONITES | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 1,985 |
| MORMONS | 21 |
| NEGRO | 20 |
| OTHER SECTS | 341 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 3,406 |
| PROTESTANTS | 23 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 901 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 33 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC213001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC213001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q851838
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_(Colombie-Britannique)
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). "Delta, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/delta-bc213001-1921/.