Alberni, British Columbia (1901 census)
Alberni was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,181. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.683°N, 126.244°W.
Population
In 1901, Alberni had a population of 4,181: 2,286 male and 1,895 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 191 |
| 1901 | 4,181 |
| 1911 | 4,082 |
| 1921 | 4,996 |
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 contained Alberni, 1891 (48.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Alberni, 1911 (86.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Alberni shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 4,181 total population, 2,286 males, 1,895 females, 1,098 families, 1,081 single males, 1,080 married males, 1,038 married females, 647 single females, 207 widowed females, 125 widowed males, 3 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 870 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 3,451,392 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC003001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC208001— 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 1901 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). "Alberni, British Columbia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/alberni-bc003001-1901/.