Port Alberni, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Port Alberni, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,056. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q33473520. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.247°N, 124.798°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Alberni, C had a population of 1,056: 643 male and 413 female residents. Population density was 1052.7 people per square mile.
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 was contained in Alberni, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Port Alberni, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 413 |
| POP M | 643 |
| POP TOT | 1,056 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 285 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 73 |
| ASIA OTHER | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 32 |
| BRIT BORN F | 123 |
| BRIT BORN M | 186 |
| BRIT ENG | 454 |
| BRIT IRISH | 129 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 215 |
| CAN BORN F | 227 |
| CAN BORN M | 256 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 9 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 40 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 2 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 12 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 26 |
| EUR GERMAN | 13 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 18 |
| EUR OTHER | 9 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 9 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 71 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 63 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 201 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 56 |
| METHODISTS | 170 |
| OTHER SECTS | 120 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 240 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 96 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC208008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC208008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q33473520
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). "Port Alberni, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/port-alberni-c-bc208008-1921/.