Skeena, British Columbia (1921 census)
Skeena was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 12,588. The administrative centroid was at approximately 54.087°N, 127.134°W.
Population
In 1921, Skeena had a population of 12,588: 9,075 male and 3,513 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 18,120 |
| 1921 | 12,588 |
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 Skeena, 1911 (85.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Skeena shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 12,588 total population, 9,075 males in the population, 4,432 males born outside the British Empire, 3,513 females in the population, 2,901 males born in Canada, 1,745 females born in Canada, 1,742 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,071 females born outside the British Empire, 697 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,575 persons of British origin (English), 2,803 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1,956 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,403 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1,228 persons of British origin (Irish), 380 persons of French origin, 321 persons of German origin, 151 persons of Finnish origin, 129 persons of British origin (other), 126 persons of other European origin, 99 persons of Dutch origin, 92 persons of Italian origin, 74 persons of Russian origin, 50 persons of Austrian origin, 38 persons of Polish origin, 33 persons of Ukrainian origin, 16 persons of Belgian origin, 14 persons of Greek origin, 9 persons of other Asian origin, 2 persons of Syrian origin. 66 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 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 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 2,711 Anglicans (Church of England), 2,551 adherents of Eastern religions, 2,142 Presbyterians, 1,340 Lutherans, 1,193 Roman Catholics, 1,153 Methodists, 807 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 295 Baptists, 102 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 79 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 52 Adventists, 32 Congregationalists, 32 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 21 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 18 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 14 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Brethren, 2 Jews, 2 Mennonites. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Caux | d. 1922 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC214002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC214002— 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). "Skeena, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/skeena-bc214002-1921/.