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 density was 3.6 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 5,879 |
| POP M | 7,742 |
| POP TOT | 13,621 |
Other recorded variables (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 395 |
| ANGLICANS | 4,629 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 786 |
| ASIA OTHER | 11 |
| BAPTISTS | 779 |
| BRETHREN | 6 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1,819 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2,484 |
| BRIT ENG | 6,534 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,488 |
| BRIT OTHER | 166 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,632 |
| CAN BORN F | 3,346 |
| CAN BORN M | 3,701 |
| CHRISTIANS | 86 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 90 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 4 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 544 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 66 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 56 |
| EUR DUTCH | 129 |
| EUR FINNISH | 47 |
| EUR FRENCH | 438 |
| EUR GERMAN | 313 |
| EUR GREEK | 2 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 162 |
| EUR OTHER | 175 |
| EUR POLISH | 46 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 161 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 348 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 10 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 714 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1,557 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 13 |
| INDIAN | 23 |
| LUTHERANS | 392 |
| METHODISTS | 1,666 |
| MORMONS | 24 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| OTHER SECTS | 422 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 3,158 |
| PROTESTANTS | 50 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,216 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 99 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 25 |
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/.