Revelstoke, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Revelstoke, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,782. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1893229. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.995°N, 118.189°W.
Population
In 1921, Revelstoke, C had a population of 2,782: 1,495 male and 1,287 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,017 |
| 1921 | 2,782 |
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, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,782 total population, 1,495 males in the population, 1,287 females in the population, 862 males born in Canada, 803 females born in Canada, 330 males born outside the British Empire, 303 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 256 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 228 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 819 persons of British origin (English), 659 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 431 persons of Italian origin, 337 persons of British origin (Irish), 173 persons of Scandinavian origin, 109 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 75 persons of French origin, 34 persons of British origin (other), 31 persons of German origin, 26 persons of Dutch origin, 24 persons of Ukrainian origin, 17 persons of other Asian origin, 10 persons of Polish origin, 9 persons of other European origin, 7 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 1 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 832 Presbyterians, 699 Roman Catholics, 633 Anglicans (Church of England), 346 Methodists, 108 adherents of Eastern religions, 69 Baptists, 51 Lutherans, 16 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 15 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 15 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC211008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC211008— 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, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/revelstoke-c-bc211008-1921/.