Lillooet, British Columbia (1921 census)
Lillooet was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,400. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.284°N, 122.741°W.
Population
In 1921, Lillooet had a population of 2,400: 1,516 male and 884 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,088 |
| 1911 | 2,898 |
| 1921 | 2,400 |
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, Lillooet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,400 total population, 1,516 males in the population, 884 females in the population, 721 males born in Canada, 551 females born in Canada, 506 males born outside the British Empire, 289 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 174 females born outside the British Empire, 159 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 861 persons of British origin (English), 425 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 303 persons of British origin (Irish), 193 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 115 persons of French origin, 108 persons of Scandinavian origin, 100 persons of Dutch origin, 75 persons of German origin, 44 persons of other European origin, 39 persons of Italian origin, 19 persons of British origin (other), 10 persons of Austrian origin, 4 persons of Greek origin, 3 persons of Finnish origin, 3 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Ukrainian origin. 44 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). 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 632 Roman Catholics, 623 Anglicans (Church of England), 447 Presbyterians, 193 adherents of Eastern religions, 172 Methodists, 112 Lutherans, 48 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 47 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 33 Baptists, 32 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 30 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 9 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 8 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 7 Congregationalists, 6 Adventists, 1 Brethren, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Jews, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC207004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC207004— 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). "Lillooet, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/lillooet-bc207004-1921/.