Merritt, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Merritt, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,721. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1025990. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.105°N, 120.786°W.
Population
In 1921, Merritt, C had a population of 1,721: 942 male and 779 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 703 |
| 1921 | 1,721 |
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, Merritt, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,721 total population, 942 males in the population, 779 females in the population, 397 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 380 males born in Canada, 354 females born in Canada, 338 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 165 males born outside the British Empire, 87 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 635 persons of British origin (English), 610 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 185 persons of British origin (Irish), 81 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 34 persons of French origin, 33 persons of Austrian origin, 32 persons of Scandinavian origin, 26 persons of Italian origin, 25 persons of German origin, 19 persons of other European origin, 9 persons of Russian origin, 8 persons of Finnish origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Polish origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish 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). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 664 Presbyterians, 348 Anglicans (Church of England), 275 Methodists, 220 Roman Catholics, 97 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 57 adherents of Eastern religions, 27 Baptists, 23 Lutherans, 7 Jews, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC207008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC207008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1025990
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritt,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritt_(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). "Merritt, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/merritt-c-bc207008-1921/.