Fernie, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Fernie, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,343. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q204442. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.500°N, 115.069°W.
Population
In 1921, Fernie, C had a population of 4,343: 2,409 male and 1,934 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,146 |
| 1921 | 4,343 |
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, Fernie, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,343 total population, 2,409 males in the population, 1,934 females in the population, 1,027 males born in Canada, 938 females born in Canada, 707 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 675 males born outside the British Empire, 626 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 370 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,573 persons of British origin (English), 596 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 489 persons of Italian origin, 332 persons of Austrian origin, 327 persons of British origin (Irish), 197 persons of Polish origin, 130 persons of French origin, 117 persons of Scandinavian origin, 107 persons of German origin, 106 persons of British origin (other), 83 persons of Russian origin, 74 persons of other European origin, 70 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 40 persons of Dutch origin, 33 persons of Syrian origin, 28 persons of Belgian origin, 20 persons of other Asian origin, 9 persons of Ukrainian origin, 3 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 4 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. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,583 Roman Catholics, 986 Anglicans (Church of England), 789 Presbyterians, 417 Methodists, 150 Baptists, 99 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 91 Lutherans, 76 adherents of Eastern religions, 51 Salvation Army adherents, 30 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 17 Congregationalists, 17 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 12 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Disciples of Christ, 1 Jews, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC210006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC210006— 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, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/fernie-c-bc210006-1921/.