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 density was 203.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 7,248 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 8,115 |
| POP M | 9,593 |
| POP TOT | 17,708 |
Other recorded variables (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 49 |
| ANGLICANS | 5,799 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2,579 |
| ASIA OTHER | 15 |
| BAPTISTS | 812 |
| BRETHREN | 85 |
| BRIT BORN F | 3,009 |
| BRIT BORN M | 3,268 |
| BRIT ENG | 8,754 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,699 |
| BRIT OTHER | 223 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 3,039 |
| CAN BORN F | 3,993 |
| CAN BORN M | 4,311 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 148 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 7 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1,869 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 23 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 20 |
| EUR DUTCH | 158 |
| EUR FINNISH | 61 |
| EUR FRENCH | 228 |
| EUR GERMAN | 152 |
| EUR GREEK | 6 |
| EUR HEBREW | 9 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 64 |
| EUR OTHER | 48 |
| EUR POLISH | 43 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 30 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 463 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 14 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 1,113 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 2,014 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 26 |
| INDIAN | 41 |
| JEWS | 9 |
| LUTHERANS | 415 |
| MENNONITES | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 2,337 |
| MORMONS | 42 |
| NEGRO | 18 |
| OTHER SECTS | 766 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 4,099 |
| PROTESTANTS | 30 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,036 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 114 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 21 |
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/.