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 density was 2.4 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 3,522 |
| POP M | 4,134 |
| POP TOT | 7,656 |
Other recorded variables (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 19 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,211 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 77 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 177 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 465 |
| BRIT BORN M | 642 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,624 |
| BRIT IRISH | 359 |
| BRIT OTHER | 50 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 747 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,851 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,017 |
| CHRISTIANS | 6 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 11 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 75 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 38 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 14 |
| EUR DUTCH | 69 |
| EUR FINNISH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 124 |
| EUR GERMAN | 91 |
| EUR HEBREW | 4 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 103 |
| EUR OTHER | 57 |
| EUR POLISH | 9 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 3,932 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 318 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 22 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 1,206 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1,475 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 52 |
| JEWS | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 279 |
| METHODISTS | 398 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| OTHER SECTS | 4,000 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 872 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 525 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 13 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 11 |
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/.