Nelson, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Nelson, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,230. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1779015. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.494°N, 117.276°W.
Population
In 1921, Nelson, C had a population of 5,230: 2,715 male and 2,515 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 4,476 |
| 1921 | 5,230 |
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, Nelson, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 5,230 total population, 2,715 males in the population, 2,515 females in the population, 1,422 females born in Canada, 1,384 males born in Canada, 775 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 725 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 556 males born outside the British Empire, 368 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,196 persons of British origin (English), 1,179 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 624 persons of British origin (Irish), 246 persons of Scandinavian origin, 199 persons of French origin, 170 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 147 persons of Italian origin, 91 persons of German origin, 77 persons of Russian origin, 57 persons of British origin (other), 55 persons of other European origin, 52 persons of Polish origin, 40 persons of Austrian origin, 20 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of Ukrainian origin, 9 persons of Belgian origin, 6 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of other Asian origin. 7 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. 7 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 1,579 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,223 Presbyterians, 767 Roman Catholics, 751 Methodists, 212 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 197 Baptists, 189 Lutherans, 154 adherents of Eastern religions, 58 Salvation Army adherents, 33 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 31 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 25 Adventists, 15 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 7 Jews, 7 Mennonites, 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Congregationalists, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC211007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC211007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1779015
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_(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). "Nelson, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/nelson-c-bc211007-1921/.