Similkameen, British Columbia (1921 census)
Similkameen was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 7,457. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.310°N, 120.162°W.
Population
In 1921, Similkameen had a population of 7,457: 4,208 male and 3,249 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 4,134 |
| 1921 | 7,457 |
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 Similkameen, 1911 (63.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Similkameen 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 7,457 total population, 4,208 males in the population, 3,249 females in the population, 2,168 males born in Canada, 1,922 females born in Canada, 1,132 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 908 males born outside the British Empire, 829 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 498 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,794 persons of British origin (English), 1,467 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 934 persons of British origin (Irish), 258 persons of Scandinavian origin, 203 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 152 persons of French origin, 142 persons of German origin, 114 persons of British origin (other), 92 persons of Italian origin, 75 persons of other European origin, 68 persons of Dutch origin, 43 persons of Austrian origin, 32 persons of Russian origin, 20 persons of Polish origin, 11 persons of Finnish origin, 8 persons of Greek origin, 6 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Ukrainian origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 2 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. 2 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). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,230 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,947 Presbyterians, 1,191 Methodists, 712 Roman Catholics, 404 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 404 Baptists, 233 Lutherans, 130 adherents of Eastern religions, 56 Adventists, 28 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 25 Congregationalists, 19 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 18 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 16 Brethren, 16 Salvation Army adherents, 12 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 11 Mennonites, 4 Jews, 3 Disciples of Christ, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC218004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC218004— 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). "Similkameen, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/similkameen-bc218004-1921/.