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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q232226. 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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,520 total population, 1,292 males in the population, 1,228 females in the population, 739 females born in Canada, 676 males born in Canada, 383 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 376 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 233 males born outside the British Empire, 113 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,105 persons of British origin (English), 562 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 413 persons of British origin (Irish), 121 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 103 persons of French origin, 76 persons of other European origin, 47 persons of Italian origin, 39 persons of Scandinavian origin, 22 persons of German origin, 10 persons of Austrian origin, 8 persons of Russian origin, 7 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of Polish origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 811 Anglicans (Church of England), 801 Presbyterians, 323 Roman Catholics, 263 Methodists, 167 Baptists, 114 adherents of Eastern religions, 16 Salvation Army adherents, 15 Lutherans, 7 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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: Q232226
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelowna
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelowna
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/.