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.
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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,178 total population, 622 males in the population, 556 females in the population, 299 males born in Canada, 297 females born in Canada, 221 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 216 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 102 males born outside the British Empire, 43 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 816 persons of British origin (English), 128 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 85 persons of British origin (Irish), 83 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 24 persons of British origin (other), 15 persons of French origin, 9 persons of other European origin, 9 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 604 Anglicans (Church of England), 215 Presbyterians, 136 Methodists, 90 Roman Catholics, 73 adherents of Eastern religions, 29 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 19 Baptists, 6 Brethren, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.