Grand Forks, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Grand Forks, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,469. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q984028. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.034°N, 118.436°W.
Population
In 1921, Grand Forks, C had a population of 1,469: 758 male and 711 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,577 |
| 1921 | 1,469 |
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, Grand Forks, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,469 total population, 758 males in the population, 711 females in the population, 439 males born in Canada, 438 females born in Canada, 171 males born outside the British Empire, 160 females born outside the British Empire, 148 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 113 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 481 persons of British origin (English), 375 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 232 persons of British origin (Irish), 81 persons of Scandinavian origin, 60 persons of German origin, 52 persons of French origin, 46 persons of Italian origin, 24 persons of other European origin, 23 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 23 persons of Russian origin, 21 persons of Austrian origin, 15 persons of British origin (other), 14 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of Polish origin, 3 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of other Asian 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. 2 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). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 438 Presbyterians, 341 Anglicans (Church of England), 238 Roman Catholics, 202 Methodists, 105 Lutherans, 68 Baptists, 26 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 23 adherents of Eastern religions, 16 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 Adventists, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Congregationalists. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Thornton Lowery | 1859–1921 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC218008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC218008— 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, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/grand-forks-c-bc218008-1921/.