Comox, British Columbia (1911 census)
Comox was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 9,422. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.406°N, 125.582°W.
Population
In 1911, Comox had a population of 9,422: 7,439 male and 1,983 female residents. Population density was 1.0 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Comox, 1901 (41.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Courtenay, C, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Comox shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 6,134,992 area in acres, 9,585.93 area in square miles, 9,422 total population, 7,439 males in the population, 5,017 single (never-married) males, 2,279 married males, 1,983 females in the population, 1,588 families, 1,012 single (never-married) females, 897 married females, 123 widowed males, 69 widowed females, 11 divorced males, 5 legally separated males, 4 legally separated females, 4 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 0.98 population per square mile. 3,493 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,953 persons of British origin (English), 1,374 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,185 persons of Chinese origin, 912 persons of British origin (Irish), 700 persons of Scandinavian origin, 564 persons of Russian origin, 335 persons of German origin, 258 persons of Italian origin, 248 persons of French origin, 137 persons of British origin (other), 124 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 47 persons of Belgian origin, 30 persons of Dutch origin, 21 persons of Swiss origin, 18 persons of Polish origin, 13 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 2 persons of Greek origin. 314 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 5 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 387 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,896 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1,766 Roman Catholics, 1,689 Presbyterians, 1,589 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,231 Lutherans, 794 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 748 Methodists, 262 Baptists, 55 Congregationalists, 45 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 39 Adventists, 12 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 10 Salvation Army adherents, 6 Friends (Quakers), 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Jews, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,555 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC008003— 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 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). "Comox, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/comox-bc008003-1911/.