Ymir, British Columbia (1921 census)
Ymir was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 7,656. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3572327. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.430°N, 117.472°W.
Population
In 1921, Ymir had a population of 7,656: 4,134 male and 3,522 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 8,934 |
| 1921 | 7,656 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Ymir, 1911 (79.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Ymir shared boundaries with:
- Cranbrook
- Grand Forks
- Greenwood
- Indian reserves
- Kaslo
- Nelson, C
- Okanagan
- Revelstoke
- Rossland, C
- Slocan
- Trail, C
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 7,656 total population, 4,134 males in the population, 3,522 females in the population, 2,017 males born in Canada, 1,851 females born in Canada, 1,475 males born outside the British Empire, 1,206 females born outside the British Empire, 642 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 465 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,932 persons of Russian origin, 1,624 persons of British origin (English), 747 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 359 persons of British origin (Irish), 318 persons of Scandinavian origin, 124 persons of French origin, 103 persons of Italian origin, 91 persons of German origin, 77 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 69 persons of Dutch origin, 57 persons of other European origin, 50 persons of British origin (other), 38 persons of Austrian origin, 22 persons of Ukrainian origin, 14 persons of Belgian origin, 9 persons of Polish origin, 3 persons of Finnish origin, 2 persons of Syrian origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 2 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 4,000 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1,211 Anglicans (Church of England), 872 Presbyterians, 525 Roman Catholics, 398 Methodists, 279 Lutherans, 177 Baptists, 75 adherents of Eastern religions, 52 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 19 Adventists, 13 Salvation Army adherents, 11 Congregationalists, 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 Jews, 3 Brethren, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Vasil’Evich Verigin | 1859–1924 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC211004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC211004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3572327
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ymir,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ymir_(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). "Ymir, British Columbia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/ymir-bc211004-1921/.