Port Coquitlam, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Port Coquitlam, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,148. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q643326. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.258°N, 122.760°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Coquitlam, C had a population of 2,148: 1,207 male and 941 female residents. Population density was 184.4 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 Dewdney, 1911 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Port Coquitlam, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 941 |
| POP M | 1,207 |
| POP TOT | 2,148 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 494 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 83 |
| BAPTISTS | 66 |
| BRIT BORN F | 235 |
| BRIT BORN M | 265 |
| BRIT ENG | 687 |
| BRIT IRISH | 246 |
| BRIT OTHER | 18 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 389 |
| CAN BORN F | 580 |
| CAN BORN M | 674 |
| CHRISTIANS | 11 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 10 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 7 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 16 |
| EUR DUTCH | 13 |
| EUR FINNISH | 9 |
| EUR FRENCH | 438 |
| EUR GERMAN | 7 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 80 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 4 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 12 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 61 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 126 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 268 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 45 |
| METHODISTS | 223 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 67 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 609 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 602 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC209006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC209006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q643326
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Coquitlam
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Coquitlam
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 Coquitlam, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/port-coquitlam-c-bc209006-1921/.