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 0.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 548 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,493 |
| POP F | 1,983 |
| POP M | 7,439 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 0.98 |
| POP TOT | 9,422 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 39 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,589 |
| AREA ACRES | 6,134,992 |
| AREA SQ MI | 9,585.93 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 124 |
| BAPTISTS | 262 |
| BELGIAN | 47 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,953 |
| BRIT IRISH | 912 |
| BRIT OTHER | 137 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,374 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 13 |
| CHINESE | 1,185 |
| CHRISTIANS | 12 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 55 |
| DUTCH | 30 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,555 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 4 |
| F MARRIED | 897 |
| F SINGLE | 1,012 |
| F WIDOWED | 69 |
| FAMILIES | 1,588 |
| FRENCH | 248 |
| FRIENDS | 6 |
| GERMAN | 335 |
| GREEK | 2 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 45 |
| INDIAN | 314 |
| ITALIAN | 258 |
| JAPANESE | 387 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,231 |
| M DIVORCED | 11 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 2,279 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 5,017 |
| M WIDOWED | 123 |
| METHODISTS | 748 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| PAGANS | 1 |
| POLISH | 18 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,689 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,766 |
| RUSSIAN | 564 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 10 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 700 |
| SWISS | 21 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 794 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1,896 |
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/.