Cariboo, British Columbia (1911 census)
Cariboo was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,993. The administrative centroid was at approximately 56.148°N, 122.891°W.
Population
In 1911, Cariboo had a population of 5,993: 4,648 male and 1,345 female residents. Population density was 0.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 3,507 |
| 1911 | 5,993 |
| 1921 | 3,269 |
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 Cariboo, 1901 (69.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cariboo, 1921 (15.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Prince George, C, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Fort George, 1921 (84.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Cariboo shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 58 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 83,667,680 area in acres, 130,730.75 area in square miles, 5,993 total population, 4,648 males in the population, 3,493 single (never-married) males, 1,345 females in the population, 1,306 families, 1,007 married males, 669 single (never-married) females, 545 married females, 94 widowed females, 94 widowed males, 47 males with marital status not given, 36 females with marital status not given, 5 divorced males, 2 legally separated males, 1 divorced females, 0.05 population per square mile. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 889 persons of British origin (English), 739 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 397 persons of British origin (Irish), 376 persons of Scandinavian origin, 371 persons of Chinese origin, 243 persons of German origin, 239 persons of French origin, 198 persons of Russian origin, 184 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 93 persons of Belgian origin, 49 persons of British origin (other), 34 persons of Italian origin, 13 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of Swiss origin, 4 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin. 1,348 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 13 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,518 Roman Catholics, 786 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 711 Presbyterians, 674 Anglicans (Church of England), 471 Lutherans, 461 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 455 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 292 Methodists, 138 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 103 Baptists, 51 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 27 Congregationalists, 6 Disciples of Christ, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Friends (Quakers), 2 Adventists, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Brethren, 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 4 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 1,279 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Borland | 1839–1923 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC014001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC207001— 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). "Cariboo, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/cariboo-bc014001-1911/.