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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 13,633 total population, 7,950 males in the population, 5,683 females in the population, 3,864 males born in Canada, 3,257 females born in Canada, 2,108 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,978 males born outside the British Empire, 1,525 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 901 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 5,801 persons of British origin (English), 2,419 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,698 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,374 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 861 persons of Scandinavian origin, 316 persons of French origin, 254 persons of German origin, 136 persons of British origin (other), 117 persons of other Asian origin, 114 persons of Italian origin, 101 persons of Austrian origin, 96 persons of Dutch origin, 89 persons of other European origin, 59 persons of Russian origin, 47 persons of Finnish origin, 31 persons of Greek origin, 28 persons of Belgian origin, 18 persons of Polish origin, 16 persons of Ukrainian origin. 23 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). 20 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. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 4,037 Anglicans (Church of England), 3,406 Presbyterians, 1,985 Methodists, 1,255 adherents of Eastern religions, 901 Roman Catholics, 867 Lutherans, 546 Baptists, 341 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 62 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 54 Adventists, 33 Salvation Army adherents, 32 Congregationalists, 23 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 22 Brethren, 21 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 15 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 14 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 12 members of the Evangelical Association, 6 Mennonites, 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.