Yale (pt), British Columbia (1921 census)
Yale (pt) was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,186. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q826427. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.445°N, 121.463°W.
Population
In 1921, Yale (pt) had a population of 2,186: 1,354 male and 832 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 2,186 |
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, Yale (pt) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,186 total population, 1,354 males in the population, 832 females in the population, 672 males born in Canada, 538 females born in Canada, 399 males born outside the British Empire, 283 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 161 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 133 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 728 persons of British origin (English), 497 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 274 persons of British origin (Irish), 201 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 142 persons of Scandinavian origin, 92 persons of French origin, 28 persons of British origin (other), 22 persons of Dutch origin, 18 persons of Austrian origin, 18 persons of Italian origin, 18 persons of other Asian origin, 15 persons of German origin, 11 persons of Belgian origin, 11 persons of Ukrainian origin, 6 persons of Greek origin, 5 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of Finnish origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 85 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). 1 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 642 Presbyterians, 528 Anglicans (Church of England), 339 Roman Catholics, 301 Methodists, 146 adherents of Eastern religions, 117 Lutherans, 73 Baptists, 18 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 12 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Congregationalists, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Adventists, 1 Brethren. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC209003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC209003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q826427
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_(Colombie-Britannique)
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). "Yale (pt), British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/yale-pt-bc209003-1921/.