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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 10,662 total population, 6,805 males in the population, 3,857 females in the population, 2,783 males born in Canada, 2,185 females born in Canada, 2,184 males born outside the British Empire, 1,838 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,066 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 606 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 4,181 persons of British origin (English), 1,733 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,604 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1,170 persons of British origin (Irish), 505 persons of Scandinavian origin, 374 persons of French origin, 138 persons of German origin, 128 persons of Finnish origin, 112 persons of Italian origin, 107 persons of British origin (other), 90 persons of other Asian origin, 77 persons of Austrian origin, 77 persons of other European origin, 59 persons of Russian origin, 45 persons of Dutch origin, 30 persons of Polish origin, 27 persons of Greek origin, 25 persons of Belgian origin, 14 persons of Ukrainian origin. 94 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). 7 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 6 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 2,770 Anglicans (Church of England), 2,305 Presbyterians, 1,565 Methodists, 1,234 Roman Catholics, 1,110 adherents of Eastern religions, 610 Lutherans, 368 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 339 Baptists, 112 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 76 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 59 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 50 Adventists, 32 Congregationalists, 25 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 21 Salvation Army adherents, 7 Jews, 1 Brethren, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Appleby | 1866–1929 | died here |
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/.