Esquimalt, British Columbia (1921 census)
Esquimalt was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 6,484. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.549°N, 124.006°W.
Population
In 1921, Esquimalt had a population of 6,484: 3,700 male and 2,784 female residents. Population density was 7.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 504 |
| 1911 | 5,919 |
| 1921 | 6,484 |
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, Esquimalt shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,784 |
| POP M | 3,700 |
| POP TOT | 6,484 |
Other recorded variables (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 7 |
| ANGLICANS | 3,111 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 336 |
| ASIA OTHER | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 165 |
| BRETHREN | 7 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1,276 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1,619 |
| BRIT ENG | 3,841 |
| BRIT IRISH | 561 |
| BRIT OTHER | 124 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,200 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,324 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,520 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 15 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 326 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 9 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 36 |
| EUR FINNISH | 9 |
| EUR FRENCH | 85 |
| EUR GERMAN | 52 |
| EUR GREEK | 4 |
| EUR HEBREW | 6 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 35 |
| EUR OTHER | 25 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 5 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 135 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 184 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 561 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 3 |
| INDIAN | 4 |
| JEWS | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 102 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 629 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| OTHER SECTS | 196 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,179 |
| PROTESTANTS | 199 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 510 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 17 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC212002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC212002— 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). "Esquimalt, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/esquimalt-bc212002-1921/.