Saanich, British Columbia (1921 census)
Saanich was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 14,693. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.510°N, 123.410°W.
Population
In 1921, Saanich had a population of 14,693: 7,563 male and 7,130 female residents. Population density was 185.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 6,026 |
| 1921 | 14,693 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 was contained in Saanich, 1911 (79.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Saanich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 7,130 |
| POP M | 7,563 |
| POP TOT | 14,693 |
Other recorded variables (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 13 |
| ANGLICANS | 7,574 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 474 |
| ASIA OTHER | 16 |
| BAPTISTS | 537 |
| BRETHREN | 82 |
| BRIT BORN F | 3,347 |
| BRIT BORN M | 3,451 |
| BRIT ENG | 9,198 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,169 |
| BRIT OTHER | 280 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,767 |
| CAN BORN F | 3,343 |
| CAN BORN M | 3,300 |
| CHRISTIANS | 23 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 156 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 403 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 8 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 12 |
| EUR DUTCH | 42 |
| EUR FINNISH | 16 |
| EUR FRENCH | 158 |
| EUR GERMAN | 115 |
| EUR GREEK | 2 |
| EUR HEBREW | 15 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 47 |
| EUR OTHER | 40 |
| EUR POLISH | 12 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 40 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 213 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 5 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 440 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 812 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 34 |
| INDIAN | 5 |
| JEWS | 14 |
| LUTHERANS | 145 |
| METHODISTS | 1,383 |
| MORMONS | 6 |
| NEGRO | 34 |
| OTHER SECTS | 792 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,591 |
| PROTESTANTS | 187 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 659 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 68 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC212004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC212004— 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). "Saanich, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/saanich-bc212004-1921/.