New Westminster, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
New Westminster, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 14,495. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q876122. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.212°N, 122.923°W.
Population
In 1921, New Westminster, C had a population of 14,495: 7,442 male and 7,053 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 13,199 |
| 1921 | 14,495 |
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, New Westminster, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 14,495 total population, 7,442 males in the population, 7,053 females in the population, 4,200 females born in Canada, 3,872 males born in Canada, 2,034 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,971 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,536 males born outside the British Empire, 882 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 6,255 persons of British origin (English), 3,306 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,973 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,171 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 556 persons of Scandinavian origin, 321 persons of French origin, 198 persons of German origin, 172 persons of British origin (other), 114 persons of Italian origin, 76 persons of Finnish origin, 72 persons of Dutch origin, 42 persons of other European origin, 33 persons of Polish origin, 28 persons of other Asian origin, 24 persons of Austrian origin, 22 persons of Russian origin, 16 persons of Greek origin, 11 persons of Belgian origin, 3 persons of Syrian origin. 25 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 17 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). 3 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 3,886 Anglicans (Church of England), 3,809 Presbyterians, 2,551 Methodists, 1,388 Roman Catholics, 1,000 adherents of Eastern religions, 839 Baptists, 456 Lutherans, 308 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 92 Salvation Army adherents, 57 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 37 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 24 Jews, 23 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 22 Congregationalists, 16 Brethren, 14 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 13 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 8 Adventists, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC213004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC213004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q876122
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Westminster
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Westminster
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). "New Westminster, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/new-westminster-c-bc213004-1921/.