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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q14944797. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 6,484 total population, 3,700 males in the population, 2,784 females in the population, 1,619 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,520 males born in Canada, 1,324 females born in Canada, 1,276 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 561 males born outside the British Empire, 184 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,841 persons of British origin (English), 1,200 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 561 persons of British origin (Irish), 336 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 135 persons of Scandinavian origin, 124 persons of British origin (other), 85 persons of French origin, 52 persons of German origin, 36 persons of Dutch origin, 35 persons of Italian origin, 25 persons of other European origin, 9 persons of Austrian origin, 9 persons of Finnish origin, 5 persons of Russian origin, 4 persons of Greek origin, 4 persons of other Asian origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin. 6 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 4 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). 3 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 3,111 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,179 Presbyterians, 629 Methodists, 510 Roman Catholics, 326 adherents of Eastern religions, 199 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 196 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 165 Baptists, 102 Lutherans, 17 Salvation Army adherents, 15 Congregationalists, 7 Adventists, 7 Brethren, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Jews, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 Mennonites. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Brooke Gregory | 1862–1936 | died here |
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: Q14944797
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquimalt
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquimalt
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/.