Vancouver (pt), C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Vancouver (pt), C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 56,338. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q24639. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.266°N, 123.086°W.
Population
In 1921, Vancouver (pt), C had a population of 56,338: 27,363 male and 28,975 female residents. Population density was 5286.6 people per square mile.
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 Hastings townsite, Vancouver c pt, 1911 (46.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Lot 301, Vancouver c pt, 1911 (5.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Vancouver (pt), C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 28,975 |
| POP M | 27,363 |
| POP TOT | 56,338 |
Other recorded variables (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 42 |
| ANGLICANS | 17,086 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1,719 |
| ASIA OTHER | 140 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 29 |
| BAPTISTS | 3,367 |
| BRETHREN | 220 |
| BRIT BORN F | 9,560 |
| BRIT BORN M | 9,471 |
| BRIT ENG | 26,125 |
| BRIT IRISH | 7,473 |
| BRIT OTHER | 827 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 15,323 |
| CAN BORN F | 16,541 |
| CAN BORN M | 14,946 |
| CHRISTIANS | 38 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 381 |
| CSD TYPE | C_PT |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 33 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1,154 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 115 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 106 |
| EUR DUTCH | 386 |
| EUR FINNISH | 131 |
| EUR FRENCH | 949 |
| EUR GERMAN | 573 |
| EUR GREEK | 64 |
| EUR HEBREW | 311 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 413 |
| EUR OTHER | 154 |
| EUR POLISH | 66 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 83 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1,070 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 33 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 12 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 2,874 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 2,946 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 122 |
| INDIAN | 23 |
| JEWS | 310 |
| LUTHERANS | 738 |
| MENNONITES | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 8,537 |
| MORMONS | 49 |
| NEGRO | 73 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1,723 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 17,846 |
| PROTESTANTS | 123 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 4,212 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 242 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 152 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC206005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC206005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q24639
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver
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). "Vancouver (pt), C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/vancouver-pt-c-bc206005-1921/.