Atlin, British Columbia (1911 census)
Atlin was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,182. The administrative centroid was at approximately 58.686°N, 131.528°W.
Population
In 1911, Atlin had a population of 3,182: 2,173 male and 1,009 female residents. Population density was 0.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,182 |
| 1921 | 3,596 |
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 Cassiar (Stikine), 1901 (62.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Bennett & Atlin, 1901 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Atlin, 1921 (80.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Atlin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 31,412,380 area in acres, 49,081.84 area in square miles, 3,182 total population, 2,173 males in the population, 1,388 single (never-married) males, 1,035 families, 1,009 females in the population, 689 married males, 512 married females, 414 single (never-married) females, 91 widowed males, 83 widowed females, 3 divorced males, 2 legally separated males, 0.08 population per square mile. 2,042 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 270 persons of British origin (English), 232 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 220 persons of British origin (Irish), 203 persons of Scandinavian origin, 86 persons of Italian origin, 83 persons of German origin, 56 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 49 persons of Russian origin, 39 persons of French origin, 18 persons of Chinese origin, 16 persons of Swiss origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin. 1,789 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). 3 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. 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 23 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 859 Anglicans (Church of England), 572 Roman Catholics, 314 Methodists, 280 Presbyterians, 240 Lutherans, 237 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 89 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 78 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 32 Baptists, 8 Congregationalists, 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Jews, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 539 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 888 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sganism Sm’oogit | 1830–1928 | died here |
| William Henry Collison | 1847–1922 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC008002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC214001— 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). "Atlin, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/atlin-bc008002-1911/.