Greenwood, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Greenwood, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 371. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q767282. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.099°N, 118.683°W.
Population
In 1921, Greenwood, C had a population of 371: 216 male and 155 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 778 |
| 1921 | 371 |
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, Greenwood, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 371 total population, 216 males in the population, 155 females in the population, 131 males born in Canada, 95 females born in Canada, 43 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 42 males born outside the British Empire, 32 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 28 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 121 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 119 persons of British origin (English), 46 persons of British origin (Irish), 46 persons of Scandinavian origin, 14 persons of Austrian origin, 14 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 3 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 147 Presbyterians, 85 Anglicans (Church of England), 57 Roman Catholics, 40 Lutherans, 21 Methodists, 13 Baptists, 8 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC218009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC218009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q767282
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwood,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwood_(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). "Greenwood, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/greenwood-c-bc218009-1921/.