Revelstoke, British Columbia (1921 census)
Revelstoke was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,592. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1893229. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.199°N, 118.130°W.
Population
In 1921, Revelstoke had a population of 1,592: 1,062 male and 530 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,655 |
| 1921 | 1,592 |
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, Revelstoke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,592 total population, 1,062 males in the population, 530 females in the population, 455 males born in Canada, 400 males born outside the British Empire, 302 females born in Canada, 207 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 154 females born outside the British Empire, 74 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 423 persons of British origin (English), 249 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 187 persons of British origin (Irish), 159 persons of Scandinavian origin, 126 persons of Ukrainian origin, 125 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 96 persons of Italian origin, 61 persons of French origin, 37 persons of Austrian origin, 27 persons of German origin, 21 persons of Dutch origin, 18 persons of Finnish origin, 18 persons of Polish origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 17 persons of Russian origin, 4 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of other European origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 1 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). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 363 Presbyterians, 325 Roman Catholics, 297 Anglicans (Church of England), 197 Methodists, 123 adherents of Eastern religions, 118 Lutherans, 71 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 52 Baptists, 39 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Congregationalists, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Adventists, 1 Jews, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC211002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC211002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1893229
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revelstoke,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revelstoke_(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). "Revelstoke, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/revelstoke-bc211002-1921/.