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 density was 0.2 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 3,513 |
| POP M | 9,075 |
| POP TOT | 12,588 |
Other recorded variables (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 52 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,711 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2,803 |
| ASIA OTHER | 9 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 295 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 697 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1,742 |
| BRIT ENG | 3,575 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,228 |
| BRIT OTHER | 129 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,956 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,745 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,901 |
| CHRISTIANS | 79 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 32 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2,551 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 50 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 16 |
| EUR DUTCH | 99 |
| EUR FINNISH | 151 |
| EUR FRENCH | 380 |
| EUR GERMAN | 321 |
| EUR GREEK | 14 |
| EUR HEBREW | 2 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 92 |
| EUR OTHER | 126 |
| EUR POLISH | 38 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 74 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1,403 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 33 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 1,071 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 4,432 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 102 |
| INDIAN | 66 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,340 |
| MENNONITES | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 1,153 |
| MORMONS | 32 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| OTHER SECTS | 807 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,142 |
| PROTESTANTS | 21 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,193 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 14 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 18 |
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/.