Richmond (pt), British Columbia (1921 census)
Richmond (pt) was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,610. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.968°N, 123.414°W.
Population
In 1921, Richmond (pt) had a population of 3,610: 2,259 male and 1,351 female residents.
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 contained Richmond pt, 1911 (84.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Richmond (pt) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,610 total population, 2,259 males in the population, 1,351 females in the population, 1,029 males born in Canada, 724 females born in Canada, 688 males born outside the British Empire, 542 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 364 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 263 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,588 persons of British origin (English), 541 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 378 persons of British origin (Irish), 378 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 278 persons of Scandinavian origin, 117 persons of French origin, 62 persons of German origin, 48 persons of Finnish origin, 34 persons of Austrian origin, 34 persons of other European origin, 30 persons of British origin (other), 27 persons of Italian origin, 22 persons of Dutch origin, 19 persons of other Asian origin, 14 persons of Belgian origin, 8 persons of Polish origin, 8 persons of Russian origin, 5 persons of Ukrainian origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 8 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). 3 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 1,144 Anglicans (Church of England), 723 Presbyterians, 442 Roman Catholics, 326 adherents of Eastern religions, 264 Methodists, 241 Lutherans, 209 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 110 Baptists, 58 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 43 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 16 Congregationalists, 8 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Adventists, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Jews, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Brethren, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Reginald Walter Brock | 1874–1935 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC208003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC208003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Richmond (pt), British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/richmond-pt-bc208003-1921/.