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 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 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,020 total population, 1,763 males in the population, 1,257 females in the population, 752 males born in Canada, 636 females born in Canada, 507 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 504 males born outside the British Empire, 347 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 274 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 964 persons of British origin (English), 599 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 517 persons of Italian origin, 208 persons of British origin (Irish), 160 persons of Austrian origin, 100 persons of Scandinavian origin, 79 persons of Russian origin, 53 persons of French origin, 44 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 40 persons of British origin (other), 37 persons of German origin, 28 persons of other European origin, 19 persons of Polish origin, 5 persons of Ukrainian origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin. 3 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 929 Roman Catholics, 758 Anglicans (Church of England), 711 Presbyterians, 248 Methodists, 159 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 89 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 71 Baptists, 52 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 52 Lutherans, 44 adherents of Eastern religions, 42 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 15 Salvation Army adherents, 5 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.