The Islands, British Columbia (1921 census)
The Islands was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,804. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.856°N, 123.466°W.
Population
In 1921, The Islands had a population of 3,804: 2,089 male and 1,715 female residents. Population density was 19.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,318 |
| 1921 | 3,804 |
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 contained The Islands, 1911 (88.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, The Islands shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,715 |
| POP M | 2,089 |
| POP TOT | 3,804 |
Other recorded variables (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,859 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 285 |
| ASIA OTHER | 10 |
| BAPTISTS | 86 |
| BRETHREN | 38 |
| BRIT BORN F | 621 |
| BRIT BORN M | 782 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,207 |
| BRIT IRISH | 320 |
| BRIT OTHER | 58 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 605 |
| CAN BORN F | 947 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,000 |
| CHRISTIANS | 11 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 11 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 272 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 7 |
| EUR FINNISH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 32 |
| EUR GERMAN | 48 |
| EUR GREEK | 13 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 19 |
| EUR OTHER | 16 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 74 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 147 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 307 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 6 |
| INDIAN | 38 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 27 |
| METHODISTS | 449 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| NEGRO | 30 |
| OTHER SECTS | 85 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 643 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 308 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC212005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC212005— 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). "The Islands, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/the-islands-bc212005-1921/.