Alberni, British Columbia (1911 census)
Alberni was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,082. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.613°N, 126.007°W.
Population
In 1911, Alberni had a population of 4,082: 2,813 male and 1,269 female residents. Population density was 0.7 people per square mile.
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 Nanaimo, North—Nord, 1901 (4.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Alberni, 1901 (86.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port Alberni, C, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Alberni, C, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Alberni shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,181 |
| POP F | 1,269 |
| POP M | 2,813 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 0.71 |
| POP TOT | 4,082 |
Other recorded variables (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 17 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,229 |
| AREA ACRES | 3,699,840 |
| AREA SQ MI | 5,781 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 20 |
| BAPTISTS | 68 |
| BELGIAN | 43 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,512 |
| BRIT IRISH | 343 |
| BRIT OTHER | 48 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 842 |
| CHINESE | 254 |
| CHRISTIANS | 12 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 23 |
| DUTCH | 7 |
| DWELLINGS | 936 |
| F DIVORCED | 2 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 544 |
| F SINGLE | 677 |
| F WIDOWED | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 942 |
| FRENCH | 58 |
| FRIENDS | 8 |
| GERMAN | 102 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 9 |
| HINDU | 77 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| ITALIAN | 23 |
| JAPANESE | 74 |
| JEWISH | 2 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 393 |
| M DIVORCED | 4 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 952 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 1,780 |
| M WIDOWED | 74 |
| METHODISTS | 397 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| POLISH | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,010 |
| PROTESTANTS | 8 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 358 |
| RUSSIAN | 54 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 25 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 364 |
| SWISS | 12 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 243 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 513 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC008001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/alberni-bc008001-1911/.