Delta, British Columbia (1911 census)
Delta was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 8,651. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q851838. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.104°N, 122.754°W.
Population
In 1911, Delta had a population of 8,651: 5,726 male and 2,925 female residents. Population density was 26.7 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Indian reserves, 1921 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Delta shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 58 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 207,360 area in acres, 8,651 total population, 5,726 males in the population, 3,688 single (never-married) males, 2,925 females in the population, 1,852 families, 1,842 married males, 1,532 single (never-married) females, 1,233 married females, 324 area in square miles, 150 widowed males, 132 widowed females, 44 males with marital status not given, 27 females with marital status not given, 26.70 population per square mile, 2 legally separated males, 1 divorced females. 5,074 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 2,632 persons of British origin (English), 1,533 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 993 persons of British origin (Irish), 601 persons of Scandinavian origin, 588 persons of Chinese origin, 309 persons of German origin, 136 persons of French origin, 119 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 61 persons of Italian origin, 47 persons of Dutch origin, 45 persons of Greek origin, 45 persons of Russian origin, 26 persons of British origin (other), 23 persons of Belgian origin, 15 persons of Swiss origin, 8 persons of Polish origin. 46 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 3 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 132 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Hindu"; in 1911 this label denoted South Asian origin (not religious identification). Reflects period British-colonial conflation of religion and ethnicity; modern usage of "Hindu" is religious., 495 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,135 Presbyterians, 1,974 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,270 Methodists, 1,204 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 794 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 748 Lutherans, 733 Roman Catholics, 334 Baptists, 98 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 71 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 23 Congregationalists, 10 Friends (Quakers), 10 Salvation Army adherents, 7 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 5 Adventists, 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 Brethren, 2 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,792 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC011002— 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 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). "Delta, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/delta-bc011002-1911/.