Chilliwack, C, British Columbia (1911 census)
Chilliwack, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,657. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.170°N, 121.951°W.
Population
In 1911, Chilliwack, C had a population of 1,657: 971 male and 686 female residents. Population density was 1651.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,657 |
| 1921 | 1,767 |
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 Chilliwack, 1901 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Chilliwack, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 686 |
| POP M | 971 |
| POP TOT | 1,657 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 424 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 131 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 693 |
| BRIT IRISH | 305 |
| BRIT OTHER | 32 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 329 |
| CHINESE | 68 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DUTCH | 9 |
| DWELLINGS | 321 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 297 |
| F SINGLE | 369 |
| F WIDOWED | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 342 |
| FRENCH | 13 |
| GERMAN | 69 |
| ITALIAN | 10 |
| JAPANESE | 1 |
| JEWISH | 3 |
| JEWS | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 23 |
| M DIVORCED | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 315 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 631 |
| M WIDOWED | 21 |
| METHODISTS | 379 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 489 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 79 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 10 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 43 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 73 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 105 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC011006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC209005— 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). "Chilliwack, C, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/chilliwack-c-bc011006-1911/.