Kelowna, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Kelowna, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,520. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.883°N, 119.484°W.
Population
In 1921, Kelowna, C had a population of 2,520: 1,292 male and 1,228 female residents. Population density was 2512.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,663 |
| 1921 | 2,520 |
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, Kelowna, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,228 |
| POP M | 1,292 |
| POP TOT | 2,520 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 811 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 121 |
| BAPTISTS | 167 |
| BRIT BORN F | 376 |
| BRIT BORN M | 383 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,105 |
| BRIT IRISH | 413 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 562 |
| CAN BORN F | 739 |
| CAN BORN M | 676 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 114 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 10 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 7 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 103 |
| EUR GERMAN | 22 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 47 |
| EUR OTHER | 76 |
| EUR POLISH | 4 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 8 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 39 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 113 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 233 |
| LUTHERANS | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 263 |
| OTHER SECTS | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 801 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 323 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC218010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC218010— 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). "Kelowna, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/kelowna-c-bc218010-1921/.