Prince Rupert, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Prince Rupert, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 6,393. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1015639. The administrative centroid was at approximately 54.311°N, 130.316°W.
Population
In 1921, Prince Rupert, C had a population of 6,393: 4,004 male and 2,389 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 4,184 |
| 1921 | 6,393 |
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, Prince Rupert, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 6,393 total population, 4,004 males in the population, 2,389 females in the population, 1,514 males born in Canada, 1,330 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,160 males born outside the British Empire, 1,158 females born in Canada, 722 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 509 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,128 persons of British origin (English), 1,572 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 674 persons of British origin (Irish), 588 persons of Scandinavian origin, 362 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 202 persons of French origin, 153 persons of Italian origin, 103 persons of German origin, 98 persons of other European origin, 91 persons of British origin (other), 66 persons of Austrian origin, 55 persons of Russian origin, 40 persons of Finnish origin, 29 persons of Greek origin, 26 persons of Syrian origin, 24 persons of Dutch origin, 15 persons of Belgian origin, 12 persons of Polish origin, 12 persons of Ukrainian origin. 59 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). 23 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. 14 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,694 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,653 Presbyterians, 875 Roman Catholics, 713 Methodists, 552 Lutherans, 267 Baptists, 220 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 180 adherents of Eastern religions, 165 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 47 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 18 Salvation Army adherents, 14 Jews, 12 Congregationalists, 7 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC214004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC214004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1015639
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Rupert,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Rupert_(Colombie-Britannique)
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). "Prince Rupert, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/prince-rupert-c-bc214004-1921/.