Indian reserves, British Columbia (1921 census)
Indian reserves was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 6,357. The administrative centroid was at approximately 54.563°N, 129.160°W.
Population
In 1921, Indian reserves had a population of 6,357: 3,294 male and 3,063 female residents. Population density was 54.7 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Indian reserves shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 3,063 |
| POP M | 3,294 |
| POP TOT | 6,357 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 5 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,277 |
| CAN BORN F | 3,060 |
| CAN BORN M | 3,286 |
| CSD TYPE | R |
| EUR FRENCH | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 2 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 8 |
| INDIAN | 6,353 |
| METHODISTS | 2,405 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 318 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,041 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 310 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC214003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC214003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Indian reserves, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/indian-reserves-bc214003-1921/.