Chilliwack, British Columbia (1901 census)
Chilliwack was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,680. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q983026. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.089°N, 122.090°W.
Population
In 1901, Chilliwack had a population of 3,680: 2,106 male and 1,574 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 3,680 |
| 1911 | 7,515 |
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 New Westminster, 1891 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chilliwack, C, 1911 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Chilliwack shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 3,680 total population, 2,106 males, 1,574 females, 1,367 single males, 845 single females, 842 families, 697 married males, 658 married females, 70 widowed females, 40 widowed males, 2 divorced males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 838 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 206,592 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Braithwaite | 1850–1910 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC002001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC011001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q983026
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilliwack
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilliwack
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). "Chilliwack, British Columbia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/chilliwack-bc002001-1901/.