Vernon, C, British Columbia (1921 census)
Vernon, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,685. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.262°N, 119.279°W.
Population
In 1921, Vernon, C had a population of 3,685: 1,891 male and 1,794 female residents. Population density was 3673.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,671 |
| 1921 | 3,685 |
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, Vernon, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,794 |
| POP M | 1,891 |
| POP TOT | 3,685 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 25 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,309 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 174 |
| BAPTISTS | 133 |
| BRIT BORN F | 588 |
| BRIT BORN M | 649 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,740 |
| BRIT IRISH | 424 |
| BRIT OTHER | 40 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 717 |
| CAN BORN F | 960 |
| CAN BORN M | 893 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 104 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 50 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 23 |
| EUR DUTCH | 37 |
| EUR FRENCH | 102 |
| EUR GERMAN | 212 |
| EUR GREEK | 3 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 16 |
| EUR OTHER | 25 |
| EUR POLISH | 8 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 62 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 47 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 246 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 349 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 185 |
| MENNONITES | 11 |
| METHODISTS | 548 |
| MORMONS | 9 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| OTHER SECTS | 104 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 844 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 354 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 50 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC218011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC218011— 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). "Vernon, C, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/vernon-c-bc218011-1921/.