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.
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 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 56,338 total population, 28,975 females in the population, 27,363 males in the population, 16,541 females born in Canada, 14,946 males born in Canada, 9,560 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9,471 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2,946 males born outside the British Empire, 2,874 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 26,125 persons of British origin (English), 15,323 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7,473 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,719 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1,070 persons of Scandinavian origin, 949 persons of French origin, 827 persons of British origin (other), 573 persons of German origin, 413 persons of Italian origin, 386 persons of Dutch origin, 154 persons of other European origin, 140 persons of other Asian origin, 131 persons of Finnish origin, 115 persons of Austrian origin, 106 persons of Belgian origin, 83 persons of Russian origin, 66 persons of Polish origin, 64 persons of Greek origin, 33 persons of Ukrainian origin, 29 persons of Syrian origin. 311 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 73 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. 23 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). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 17,846 Presbyterians, 17,086 Anglicans (Church of England), 8,537 Methodists, 4,212 Roman Catholics, 3,367 Baptists, 1,723 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1,154 adherents of Eastern religions, 738 Lutherans, 381 Congregationalists, 310 Jews, 242 Salvation Army adherents, 220 Brethren, 152 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 123 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 122 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 49 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 42 Adventists, 38 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 33 Disciples of Christ, 12 members of the Evangelical Association, 8 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 11 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William Hespeler | 1830–1921 | died here |
| William James Topley | 1845–1930 | died here |
| Joseph Martin | 1852–1923 | died here |
| Eugène-Casimir Chirouse | 1854–1927 | died here |
| Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper | 1855–1927 | died here |
| Timothy Casey | 1862–1931 | died here |
| William John Bowser | 1867–1933 | died here |
| Julia W. (Julia Wilmotte) Henshaw | 1868–1937 | died here |
| Kathleen O'Melia | 1869–1939 | died here |
| Marjorie L. C. (Marjorie Lowry Christie) Pickthall | 1883–1922 | died here |
| John Vanderpant | 1884–1939 | died here |
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/.