Duncan, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Duncan, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,178. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1265347. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.787°N, 123.715°W.
Population
In 1921, Duncan, C had a population of 1,178: 622 male and 556 female residents. Population density was 1215.8 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Cowichan, 1911 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Duncan, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 556 |
| POP M | 622 |
| POP TOT | 1,178 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 604 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 83 |
| BAPTISTS | 19 |
| BRETHREN | 6 |
| BRIT BORN F | 216 |
| BRIT BORN M | 221 |
| BRIT ENG | 816 |
| BRIT IRISH | 85 |
| BRIT OTHER | 24 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 128 |
| CAN BORN F | 297 |
| CAN BORN M | 299 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 73 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 6 |
| EUR FRENCH | 15 |
| EUR OTHER | 9 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 9 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 43 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 102 |
| METHODISTS | 136 |
| OTHER SECTS | 29 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 215 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 90 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC212007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC212007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1265347
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_(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). "Duncan, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/duncan-c-bc212007-1921/.