West Vancouver, British Columbia (1921 census)
West Vancouver was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,434. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.368°N, 123.192°W.
Population
In 1921, West Vancouver had a population of 2,434: 1,253 male and 1,181 female residents. Population density was 70.2 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 was contained in Vancouver N, 1911 (5.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, West Vancouver 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 | 1,181 |
| POP M | 1,253 |
| POP TOT | 2,434 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 964 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 112 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 12 |
| BAPTISTS | 102 |
| BRETHREN | 18 |
| BRIT BORN F | 440 |
| BRIT BORN M | 485 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,318 |
| BRIT IRISH | 252 |
| BRIT OTHER | 17 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 524 |
| CAN BORN F | 579 |
| CAN BORN M | 581 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 30 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 3 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 88 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 15 |
| EUR DUTCH | 5 |
| EUR FINNISH | 10 |
| EUR FRENCH | 42 |
| EUR GERMAN | 8 |
| EUR HEBREW | 4 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 2 |
| EUR OTHER | 9 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 100 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 162 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 187 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 6 |
| JEWS | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 80 |
| METHODISTS | 208 |
| OTHER SECTS | 94 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 591 |
| PROTESTANTS | 33 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 203 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC206002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC206002— 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). "West Vancouver, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/west-vancouver-bc206002-1921/.