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 17,708. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q236837. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.200°N, 123.040°W.
Population
In 1921, Richmond (pt) had a population of 17,708: 9,593 male and 8,115 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 17,708 |
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, Richmond (pt) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 17,708 total population, 9,593 males in the population, 8,115 females in the population, 4,311 males born in Canada, 3,993 females born in Canada, 3,268 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3,009 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2,014 males born outside the British Empire, 1,113 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 8,754 persons of British origin (English), 3,039 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2,579 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1,699 persons of British origin (Irish), 463 persons of Scandinavian origin, 228 persons of French origin, 223 persons of British origin (other), 158 persons of Dutch origin, 152 persons of German origin, 64 persons of Italian origin, 61 persons of Finnish origin, 48 persons of other European origin, 43 persons of Polish origin, 30 persons of Russian origin, 23 persons of Austrian origin, 20 persons of Belgian origin, 15 persons of other Asian origin, 14 persons of Ukrainian origin, 6 persons of Greek origin. 41 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). 18 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. 9 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 5,799 Anglicans (Church of England), 4,099 Presbyterians, 2,337 Methodists, 1,869 adherents of Eastern religions, 1,036 Roman Catholics, 812 Baptists, 766 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 415 Lutherans, 148 Congregationalists, 114 Salvation Army adherents, 85 Brethren, 49 Adventists, 42 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 30 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 26 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 21 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 9 Jews, 7 Disciples of Christ, 7 Mennonites, 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 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 3 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William Henry Curran | 1843–1930 | died here |
| Jean-Marie-Raphaël Le Jeune | 1855–1930 | died here |
| Julien-Augustin Bédard | 1858–1932 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC213002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC213002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q236837
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_(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). "Richmond (pt), British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/richmond-pt-bc213002-1921/.