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 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 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 5,074 total population, 3,288 males, 2,144 single males, 1,786 females, 1,119 families, 1,064 married males, 997 single females, 717 married females, 79 widowed males, 72 widowed females, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,108 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 195,895 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Henry Ladner | 1826–1907 | died here |
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/.