Trail, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Trail, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,020. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1808502. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.077°N, 117.706°W.
Population
In 1921, Trail, C had a population of 3,020: 1,763 male and 1,257 female residents. Population density was 3010.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,460 |
| 1921 | 3,020 |
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, Trail, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,257 |
| POP M | 1,763 |
| POP TOT | 3,020 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 758 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 44 |
| BAPTISTS | 71 |
| BRIT BORN F | 347 |
| BRIT BORN M | 507 |
| BRIT ENG | 964 |
| BRIT IRISH | 208 |
| BRIT OTHER | 40 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 599 |
| CAN BORN F | 636 |
| CAN BORN M | 752 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 44 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 160 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 4 |
| EUR FRENCH | 53 |
| EUR GERMAN | 37 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 517 |
| EUR OTHER | 28 |
| EUR POLISH | 19 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 79 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 100 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 274 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 504 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 89 |
| LUTHERANS | 52 |
| METHODISTS | 248 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| OTHER SECTS | 52 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 711 |
| PROTESTANTS | 42 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 929 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 15 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 159 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC211010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC211010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1808502
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_(Canada)
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). "Trail, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/trail-c-bc211010-1921/.