Dewdney, British Columbia (1921 census)
Dewdney was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 10,662. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.701°N, 122.337°W.
Population
In 1921, Dewdney had a population of 10,662: 6,805 male and 3,857 female residents. Population density was 3.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 3,767 |
| 1911 | 11,315 |
| 1921 | 10,662 |
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, Dewdney shared boundaries with:
- Chilliwack
- Delta
- Indian Reserves
- Lillooet
- Port Coquitlam, C
- Port Moody, C
- Richmond (pt)
- Richmond (pt)
- Yale (pt)
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 3,857 |
| POP M | 6,805 |
| POP TOT | 10,662 |
Other recorded variables (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 50 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,770 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1,604 |
| ASIA OTHER | 90 |
| BAPTISTS | 339 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1,066 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1,838 |
| BRIT ENG | 4,181 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,170 |
| BRIT OTHER | 107 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,733 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,185 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,783 |
| CHRISTIANS | 25 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 32 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1,110 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 77 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 25 |
| EUR DUTCH | 45 |
| EUR FINNISH | 128 |
| EUR FRENCH | 374 |
| EUR GERMAN | 138 |
| EUR GREEK | 27 |
| EUR HEBREW | 7 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 112 |
| EUR OTHER | 77 |
| EUR POLISH | 30 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 59 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 505 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 14 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 606 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 2,184 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 76 |
| INDIAN | 94 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 610 |
| METHODISTS | 1,565 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| NEGRO | 6 |
| OTHER SECTS | 368 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,305 |
| PROTESTANTS | 112 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,234 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 21 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC209002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC209002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Dewdney, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/dewdney-bc209002-1921/.