Grand Forks, British Columbia (1921 census)
Grand Forks was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,268. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q984028. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.311°N, 118.356°W.
Population
In 1921, Grand Forks had a population of 2,268: 1,278 male and 990 female residents.
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 Phoenix c, 1911 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Grand Forks shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,268 total population, 1,278 males in the population, 990 females in the population, 577 males born outside the British Empire, 576 males born in Canada, 544 females born in Canada, 387 females born outside the British Empire, 125 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 59 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 976 persons of Russian origin, 417 persons of British origin (English), 207 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 178 persons of Scandinavian origin, 143 persons of British origin (Irish), 140 persons of Italian origin, 41 persons of German origin, 30 persons of French origin, 28 persons of other European origin, 24 persons of Austrian origin, 20 persons of British origin (other), 18 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 16 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of other Asian origin, 7 persons of Belgian origin, 6 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. 1 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 1,028 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 273 Roman Catholics, 264 Presbyterians, 260 Anglicans (Church of England), 161 Lutherans, 151 Methodists, 41 Baptists, 31 adherents of Eastern religions, 19 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 14 Adventists, 10 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 9 Congregationalists, 6 Brethren, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC218001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC218001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q984028
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Forks,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Forks_(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). "Grand Forks, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/grand-forks-bc218001-1921/.