Fernie, British Columbia (1921 census)
Fernie was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,533. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q204442. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.760°N, 115.084°W.
Population
In 1921, Fernie had a population of 4,533: 2,882 male and 1,651 female residents. Population density was 1.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 8,645 |
| 1921 | 4,533 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 contained Fernie, 1911 (69.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Fernie shared boundaries with:
- 10. Cochrane
- 101. L.I.D.-D.A.L.
- 131. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 161. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 192. L.I.D.- D.A.L.
- 40. Castle River
- 71. L.I.D.-D.A.L.
- Columbia
- Cranbrook
- Fernie, C
- Indian reserves
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,651 |
| POP M | 2,882 |
| POP TOT | 4,533 |
Other recorded variables (44 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,198 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 151 |
| ASIA OTHER | 11 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 5 |
| BAPTISTS | 120 |
| BRIT BORN F | 437 |
| BRIT BORN M | 742 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,417 |
| BRIT IRISH | 355 |
| BRIT OTHER | 77 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 652 |
| CAN BORN F | 815 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,001 |
| CHRISTIANS | 11 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 10 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 130 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 244 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 6 |
| EUR DUTCH | 23 |
| EUR FINNISH | 8 |
| EUR FRENCH | 112 |
| EUR GERMAN | 95 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 560 |
| EUR OTHER | 444 |
| EUR POLISH | 36 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 57 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 209 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 62 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 399 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1,139 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 188 |
| INDIAN | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 197 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 306 |
| MORMONS | 15 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| OTHER SECTS | 90 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 718 |
| PROTESTANTS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,534 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC210003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC210003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q204442
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernie,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernie_(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). "Fernie, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/fernie-bc210003-1921/.