Ladysmith including South Oyster, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Ladysmith including South Oyster, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,967. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q373626. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.988°N, 123.821°W.
Population
In 1921, Ladysmith including South Oyster, C had a population of 1,967: 1,061 male and 906 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,295 |
| 1921 | 1,967 |
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, Ladysmith including South Oyster, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,967 total population, 1,061 males in the population, 906 females in the population, 532 males born in Canada, 503 females born in Canada, 304 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 243 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 225 males born outside the British Empire, 160 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 565 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 554 persons of British origin (English), 186 persons of Austrian origin, 171 persons of Finnish origin, 148 persons of Belgian origin, 116 persons of British origin (Irish), 74 persons of Italian origin, 46 persons of British origin (other), 35 persons of other European origin, 20 persons of Scandinavian origin, 16 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 11 persons of Polish origin, 8 persons of Russian origin, 7 persons of German origin, 5 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Ukrainian origin. 2 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 593 Presbyterians, 540 Roman Catholics, 400 Anglicans (Church of England), 276 Methodists, 114 Lutherans, 14 Baptists, 10 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 adherents of Eastern religions. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC212008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC212008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q373626
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladysmith,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladysmith_(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). "Ladysmith including South Oyster, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/ladysmith-including-south-oyster-c-bc212008-1921/.