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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,804 total population, 2,089 males in the population, 1,715 females in the population, 1,000 males born in Canada, 947 females born in Canada, 782 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 621 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 307 males born outside the British Empire, 147 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,207 persons of British origin (English), 605 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 320 persons of British origin (Irish), 285 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 74 persons of Scandinavian origin, 58 persons of British origin (other), 48 persons of German origin, 32 persons of French origin, 19 persons of Italian origin, 16 persons of other European origin, 13 persons of Greek origin, 10 persons of other Asian origin, 7 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 38 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). 30 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. 1 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 1,859 Anglicans (Church of England), 643 Presbyterians, 449 Methodists, 308 Roman Catholics, 272 adherents of Eastern religions, 86 Baptists, 85 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 38 Brethren, 35 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 27 Lutherans, 11 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 11 Congregationalists, 6 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 Adventists, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Jews, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Georgeson | 1835–1927 | died here |
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/.