Okanagan, British Columbia (1921 census)
Okanagan was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 13,621. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.187°N, 119.099°W.
Population
In 1921, Okanagan had a population of 13,621: 7,742 male and 5,879 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 11,275 |
| 1921 | 13,621 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Okanagan, 1911 (91.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Okanagan shared boundaries with:
- Armstrong, C
- Enderby, C
- Greenwood
- Indian reserves
- Kamloops
- Kelowna, C
- Revelstoke
- Similkameen
- Vernon, C
- Ymir
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 13,621 total population, 7,742 males in the population, 5,879 females in the population, 3,701 males born in Canada, 3,346 females born in Canada, 2,484 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,819 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,557 males born outside the British Empire, 714 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 6,534 persons of British origin (English), 2,632 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,488 persons of British origin (Irish), 786 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 438 persons of French origin, 348 persons of Scandinavian origin, 313 persons of German origin, 175 persons of other European origin, 166 persons of British origin (other), 162 persons of Italian origin, 161 persons of Russian origin, 129 persons of Dutch origin, 66 persons of Austrian origin, 56 persons of Belgian origin, 47 persons of Finnish origin, 46 persons of Polish origin, 11 persons of other Asian origin, 10 persons of Ukrainian origin, 2 persons of Greek origin. 23 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 4,629 Anglicans (Church of England), 3,158 Presbyterians, 1,666 Methodists, 1,216 Roman Catholics, 779 Baptists, 544 adherents of Eastern religions, 422 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 395 Adventists, 392 Lutherans, 99 Salvation Army adherents, 90 Congregationalists, 86 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 50 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 25 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 24 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 13 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 6 Brethren, 4 Disciples of Christ, 3 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George H. V. Bulyea | 1859–1928 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC218003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC218003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Okanagan, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/okanagan-bc218003-1921/.