Kaslo, British Columbia (1921 census)
Kaslo was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,264. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.107°N, 116.889°W.
Population
In 1921, Kaslo had a population of 3,264: 1,859 male and 1,405 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 Kaslo, 1911 (78.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Kaslo shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,264 total population, 1,859 males in the population, 1,405 females in the population, 915 males born in Canada, 764 females born in Canada, 559 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 402 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 385 males born outside the British Empire, 239 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,545 persons of British origin (English), 600 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 369 persons of British origin (Irish), 247 persons of Scandinavian origin, 96 persons of French origin, 84 persons of Italian origin, 83 persons of German origin, 46 persons of Dutch origin, 32 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 31 persons of British origin (other), 27 persons of Austrian origin, 25 persons of other European origin, 20 persons of Russian origin, 13 persons of Belgian origin, 11 persons of Ukrainian origin, 6 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. 1 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 1,076 Anglicans (Church of England), 763 Presbyterians, 423 Methodists, 355 Roman Catholics, 241 Lutherans, 112 Baptists, 104 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 92 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 27 adherents of Eastern religions, 26 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 19 Congregationalists, 12 Adventists, 10 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 8 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Salvation Army adherents, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC211001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC211001— 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). "Kaslo, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/kaslo-bc211001-1921/.