Nanaimo and suburbs, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Nanaimo and suburbs, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 9,088. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q16461. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.154°N, 123.955°W.
Population
In 1921, Nanaimo and suburbs, C had a population of 9,088: 4,874 male and 4,214 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Nanaimo c, 1911 (5.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Nanaimo suburbs, 1911 (94.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Nanaimo and suburbs, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 4,214 |
| POP M | 4,874 |
| POP TOT | 9,088 |
Other recorded variables (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 8 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,861 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 453 |
| BAPTISTS | 294 |
| BRETHREN | 126 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1,873 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2,096 |
| BRIT ENG | 4,817 |
| BRIT IRISH | 442 |
| BRIT OTHER | 304 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,175 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,006 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,032 |
| CHRISTIANS | 4 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 11 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 204 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 55 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 56 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FINNISH | 76 |
| EUR FRENCH | 73 |
| EUR GERMAN | 97 |
| EUR GREEK | 13 |
| EUR HEBREW | 14 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 263 |
| EUR OTHER | 79 |
| EUR POLISH | 22 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 36 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 72 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 335 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 746 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 21 |
| INDIAN | 10 |
| JEWS | 14 |
| LUTHERANS | 88 |
| METHODISTS | 1,844 |
| MORMONS | 3 |
| NEGRO | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 470 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,321 |
| PROTESTANTS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 751 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 51 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC212009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC212009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q16461
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). "Nanaimo and suburbs, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/nanaimo-and-suburbs-c-bc212009-1921/.