Comox, British Columbia (1901 census)
Comox was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,493. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.187°N, 126.265°W.
Population
In 1901, Comox had a population of 3,493: 2,494 male and 999 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 3,493 |
| 1911 | 9,422 |
| 1921 | 14,018 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Comox, 1911 (41.5% share).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cumberland, C, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Comox shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 3,493 total population, 2,494 males, 1,638 single males, 999 females, 816 married males, 708 families, 564 single females, 382 married females, 52 widowed females, 40 widowed males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 705 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 2,539,008 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 |
|---|---|---|
| George Blenkinsop | 1822–1904 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC003002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC208002— 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 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). "Comox, British Columbia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/comox-bc003002-1901/.