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 density was 4329.5 people per square mile.
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 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,934 |
| POP M | 2,409 |
| POP TOT | 4,343 |
Other recorded variables (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 986 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 70 |
| ASIA OTHER | 20 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 33 |
| BAPTISTS | 150 |
| BRIT BORN F | 626 |
| BRIT BORN M | 707 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,573 |
| BRIT IRISH | 327 |
| BRIT OTHER | 106 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 596 |
| CAN BORN F | 938 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,027 |
| CHRISTIANS | 12 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 17 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 2 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 76 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 332 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 28 |
| EUR DUTCH | 40 |
| EUR FINNISH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 130 |
| EUR GERMAN | 107 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 489 |
| EUR OTHER | 74 |
| EUR POLISH | 197 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 83 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 117 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 9 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 370 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 675 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 30 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 91 |
| METHODISTS | 417 |
| MORMONS | 7 |
| NEGRO | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 99 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 789 |
| PROTESTANTS | 17 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,583 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 51 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
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/.