Victoria City, British Columbia (1921 census)
Victoria City was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 38,727. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.428°N, 123.356°W.
Population
In 1921, Victoria City had a population of 38,727: 20,107 male and 18,620 female residents. Population density was 5070.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 20,919 |
| 1911 | 31,660 |
| 1921 | 38,727 |
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, Victoria City shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 18,620 |
| POP M | 20,107 |
| POP TOT | 38,727 |
Other recorded variables (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 35 |
| ANGLICANS | 15,562 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 3,666 |
| ASIA OTHER | 44 |
| BAPTISTS | 1,182 |
| BRETHREN | 186 |
| BRIT BORN F | 7,599 |
| BRIT BORN M | 7,788 |
| BRIT ENG | 21,463 |
| BRIT IRISH | 3,407 |
| BRIT OTHER | 429 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 7,522 |
| CAN BORN F | 9,466 |
| CAN BORN M | 8,509 |
| CHRISTIANS | 42 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 266 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 2 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2,325 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 10 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 36 |
| EUR DUTCH | 121 |
| EUR FINNISH | 31 |
| EUR FRENCH | 359 |
| EUR GERMAN | 362 |
| EUR GREEK | 70 |
| EUR HEBREW | 153 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 225 |
| EUR OTHER | 89 |
| EUR POLISH | 22 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 48 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 436 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 1,555 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3,810 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 54 |
| INDIAN | 32 |
| JEWS | 148 |
| LUTHERANS | 313 |
| MENNONITES | 11 |
| METHODISTS | 5,045 |
| MORMONS | 6 |
| NEGRO | 72 |
| OTHER SECTS | 2,420 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 7,877 |
| PROTESTANTS | 39 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,448 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 188 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 129 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC217001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC217001— 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). "Victoria City, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/victoria-city-bc217001-1921/.