Columbia, British Columbia (1911 census)
Columbia was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,124. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.207°N, 116.802°W.
Population
In 1911, Columbia had a population of 3,124: 2,424 male and 700 female residents. Population density was 0.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,124 |
| 1921 | 3,067 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Columbia shared boundaries with:
- Cariboo
- Cranbrook
- Jasper Park
- Kaslo
- NO DATA
- Revelstoke
- Rocky Mtn. Park (along C.P.R.)
- Unorganized parts
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 700 |
| POP M | 2,424 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 0.45 |
| POP TOT | 3,124 |
Other recorded variables (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 6 |
| ANGLICANS | 731 |
| AREA ACRES | 4,428,800 |
| AREA SQ MI | 6,920 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 264 |
| BAPTISTS | 111 |
| BELGIAN | 10 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 750 |
| BRIT IRISH | 448 |
| BRIT OTHER | 31 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 452 |
| CHINESE | 83 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 9 |
| DUTCH | 11 |
| DWELLINGS | 444 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 330 |
| F SINGLE | 356 |
| F WIDOWED | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 454 |
| FRENCH | 86 |
| GERMAN | 87 |
| GREEK | 11 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 85 |
| HINDU | 96 |
| INDIAN | 71 |
| ITALIAN | 69 |
| JAPANESE | 92 |
| LUTHERANS | 303 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 705 |
| M SINGLE | 1,674 |
| M WIDOWED | 44 |
| METHODISTS | 292 |
| MORMONS | 13 |
| PAGANS | 2 |
| POLISH | 16 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 546 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 660 |
| RUSSIAN | 39 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 297 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 210 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 349 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC009001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC210001— 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). "Columbia, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/columbia-bc009001-1911/.