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 26.1 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 5,074 |
| POP F | 2,925 |
| POP M | 5,726 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 26.70 |
| POP TOT | 8,651 |
Other recorded variables (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 5 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,974 |
| AREA ACRES | 207,360 |
| AREA SQ MI | 324 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 119 |
| BAPTISTS | 334 |
| BELGIAN | 23 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,632 |
| BRIT IRISH | 993 |
| BRIT OTHER | 26 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,533 |
| CHINESE | 588 |
| CHRISTIANS | 98 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 23 |
| DUTCH | 47 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,792 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 1,233 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 27 |
| F SINGLE | 1,532 |
| F WIDOWED | 132 |
| FAMILIES | 1,852 |
| FRENCH | 136 |
| FRIENDS | 10 |
| GERMAN | 309 |
| GREEK | 45 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 71 |
| HINDU | 132 |
| INDIAN | 46 |
| ITALIAN | 61 |
| JAPANESE | 495 |
| LUTHERANS | 748 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 1,842 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 44 |
| M SINGLE | 3,688 |
| M WIDOWED | 150 |
| MENNONITES | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 1,270 |
| MORMONS | 5 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| PAGANS | 1 |
| POLISH | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,135 |
| PROTESTANTS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 733 |
| RUSSIAN | 45 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 10 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 601 |
| SWISS | 15 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 794 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1,204 |
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/.