Delta, British Columbia (1901 census)
Delta was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 5,074. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q851838. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.104°N, 122.754°W.
Population
In 1901, Delta had a population of 5,074: 3,288 male and 1,786 female residents. Population density was 15.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 5,074 |
| 1911 | 8,651 |
| 1921 | 13,633 |
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 New Westminster, 1891 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Delta shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 1,119 |
| Number of females | 1,786 |
| Number of males | 3,288 |
| Number of married females | 717 |
| Number of married males | 1,064 |
| Number of single females | 997 |
| Number of single males | 2,144 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 79 |
| POP F | 1,786 |
| POP M | 3,288 |
| POP TOT | 5,074 |
| Total population | 5,074 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,108 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 195,895 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 195,895 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,119 |
| HOUSES | 1,108 |
| MARRIED F | 717 |
| MARRIED M | 1,064 |
| SINGLE F | 997 |
| SINGLE M | 2,144 |
| WIDOWED F | 72 |
| WIDOWED M | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC002002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC213001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q851838
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_(Colombie-Britannique)
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). "Delta, British Columbia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/delta-bc002002-1901/.