South Vancouver, British Columbia (1921 census)
South Vancouver was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 32,267. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.228°N, 123.070°W.
Population
In 1921, South Vancouver had a population of 32,267: 16,343 male and 15,924 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 16,126 |
| 1921 | 32,267 |
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, South Vancouver shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 32,267 total population, 16,343 males in the population, 15,924 females in the population, 7,479 females born in Canada, 7,390 males born in Canada, 7,388 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7,219 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,565 males born outside the British Empire, 1,226 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 17,005 persons of British origin (English), 8,159 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3,372 persons of British origin (Irish), 900 persons of Scandinavian origin, 554 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 517 persons of British origin (other), 376 persons of French origin, 286 persons of German origin, 250 persons of Italian origin, 153 persons of Dutch origin, 122 persons of other European origin, 85 persons of other Asian origin, 77 persons of Russian origin, 67 persons of Polish origin, 62 persons of Austrian origin, 57 persons of Belgian origin, 57 persons of Finnish origin, 24 persons of Ukrainian origin, 14 persons of Greek origin, 7 persons of Syrian origin. 60 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 13 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 11,294 Anglicans (Church of England), 9,356 Presbyterians, 4,219 Methodists, 2,082 Roman Catholics, 1,858 Baptists, 1,240 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 659 Lutherans, 560 adherents of Eastern religions, 198 Salvation Army adherents, 197 Congregationalists, 185 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 124 Brethren, 81 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 75 Adventists, 51 Jews, 50 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 37 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 19 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 6 Disciples of Christ, 5 Mennonites, 4 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC216002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC216002— 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). "South Vancouver, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/south-vancouver-bc216002-1921/.