New Westminster, City—Cité, British Columbia (1921 census)
New Westminster, City—Cité 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, City—Cité had a population of 14,495: 7,442 male and 7,053 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 6,678 |
| 1901 | 6,499 |
| 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, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 7,053 |
| POP M | 7,442 |
| POP TOT | 14,495 |
Other recorded variables (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 8 |
| ANGLICANS | 3,886 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1,171 |
| ASIA OTHER | 28 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 839 |
| BRETHREN | 16 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1,971 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2,034 |
| BRIT ENG | 6,255 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,973 |
| BRIT OTHER | 172 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 3,306 |
| CAN BORN F | 4,200 |
| CAN BORN M | 3,872 |
| CHRISTIANS | 14 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 22 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1,000 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 24 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 11 |
| EUR DUTCH | 72 |
| EUR FINNISH | 76 |
| EUR FRENCH | 321 |
| EUR GERMAN | 198 |
| EUR GREEK | 16 |
| EUR HEBREW | 25 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 114 |
| EUR OTHER | 42 |
| EUR POLISH | 33 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 22 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 556 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 882 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1,536 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 23 |
| INDIAN | 17 |
| JEWS | 24 |
| LUTHERANS | 456 |
| METHODISTS | 2,551 |
| MORMONS | 37 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| OTHER SECTS | 308 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 3,809 |
| PROTESTANTS | 13 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,388 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 92 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 57 |
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, City—Cité, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/new-westminster-city-cit-bc213004-1921/.