Cranbrook, British Columbia (1911 census)
Cranbrook was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,394. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1138837. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.694°N, 115.812°W.
Population
In 1911, Cranbrook had a population of 4,394: 3,382 male and 1,012 female residents. Population density was 1.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 4,394 |
| 1921 | 4,053 |
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 Kootenay, E., South Riding—Div. Sud, 1901 (52.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cranbrook, 1921 (67.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Cranbrook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,012 |
| POP M | 3,382 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 0.96 |
| POP TOT | 4,394 |
Other recorded variables (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 551 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,936,320 |
| AREA SQ MI | 4,588 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 118 |
| BAPTISTS | 158 |
| BELGIAN | 16 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 838 |
| BRIT IRISH | 502 |
| BRIT OTHER | 50 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 656 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 2 |
| CHINESE | 123 |
| CHRISTIANS | 14 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 39 |
| DUTCH | 32 |
| DWELLINGS | 859 |
| F MARRIED | 478 |
| F SINGLE | 498 |
| F WIDOWED | 36 |
| FAMILIES | 867 |
| FRENCH | 203 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 198 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 147 |
| HINDU | 43 |
| INDIAN | 214 |
| ITALIAN | 420 |
| JAPANESE | 20 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 600 |
| M DIVORCED | 2 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 989 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 17 |
| M SINGLE | 2,319 |
| M WIDOWED | 54 |
| METHODISTS | 448 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| PAGANS | 5 |
| POLISH | 14 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 672 |
| PROTESTANTS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,386 |
| RUSSIAN | 127 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 11 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 556 |
| SWISS | 12 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 247 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 285 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC009002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC210002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1138837
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranbrook,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranbrook
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). "Cranbrook, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/cranbrook-bc009002-1911/.