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 0.0 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,345 |
| POP M | 4,648 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 0.05 |
| POP TOT | 5,993 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 674 |
| AREA ACRES | 83,667,680 |
| AREA SQ MI | 130,730.75 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 184 |
| BAPTISTS | 103 |
| BELGIAN | 93 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 889 |
| BRIT IRISH | 397 |
| BRIT OTHER | 49 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 739 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 1 |
| CHINESE | 371 |
| CHRISTIANS | 51 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 27 |
| DISCIPLES | 6 |
| DUTCH | 13 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,279 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 545 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 36 |
| F SINGLE | 669 |
| F WIDOWED | 94 |
| FAMILIES | 1,306 |
| FRENCH | 239 |
| FRIENDS | 3 |
| GERMAN | 243 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 138 |
| INDIAN | 1,348 |
| ITALIAN | 34 |
| JAPANESE | 13 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 471 |
| M DIVORCED | 5 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 1,007 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 47 |
| M SINGLE | 3,493 |
| M WIDOWED | 94 |
| METHODISTS | 292 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| PAGANS | 4 |
| POLISH | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 711 |
| PROTESTANTS | 455 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,518 |
| RUSSIAN | 198 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 376 |
| SWISS | 13 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 786 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 461 |
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/.