Cranbrook, C, British Columbia (1911 census)
Cranbrook, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,090. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1138837. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.500°N, 115.766°W.
Population
In 1911, Cranbrook, C had a population of 3,090: 1,884 male and 1,206 female residents. Population density was 3080.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,090 |
| 1921 | 2,725 |
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 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Cranbrook, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,206 |
| POP M | 1,884 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 9,967.74 |
| POP TOT | 3,090 |
Other recorded variables (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 798 |
| AREA ACRES | 200 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.31 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 28 |
| BAPTISTS | 244 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 947 |
| BRIT IRISH | 567 |
| BRIT OTHER | 22 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 623 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 1 |
| CHINESE | 228 |
| CHRISTIANS | 8 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 8 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DUTCH | 8 |
| DWELLINGS | 634 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 506 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 659 |
| F WIDOWED | 39 |
| FAMILIES | 642 |
| FRENCH | 171 |
| GERMAN | 102 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 8 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 29 |
| JAPANESE | 32 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 63 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 689 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 69 |
| M SINGLE | 1,105 |
| M WIDOWED | 20 |
| METHODISTS | 406 |
| NEGRO | 12 |
| PAGANS | 1 |
| POLISH | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 666 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 518 |
| RUSSIAN | 13 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 53 |
| SWISS | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 243 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 272 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC009008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC210005— 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, C, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/cranbrook-c-bc009008-1911/.