Dewdney, British Columbia (1901 census)
Dewdney was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,767. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.764°N, 122.220°W.
Population
In 1901, Dewdney had a population of 3,767: 2,203 male and 1,564 female residents. Population density was 1.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 3,767 |
| 1911 | 11,315 |
| 1921 | 10,662 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Dewdney 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 females | 1 |
| Number of families | 906 |
| Number of females | 1,564 |
| Number of males | 2,203 |
| Number of married females | 681 |
| Number of married males | 730 |
| Number of single females | 802 |
| Number of single males | 1,408 |
| Number of widowed females | 80 |
| Number of widowed males | 65 |
| POP F | 1,564 |
| POP M | 2,203 |
| POP TOT | 3,767 |
| Total population | 3,767 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 891 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 1,971,200 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 1,971,200 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 906 |
| HOUSES | 891 |
| MARRIED F | 681 |
| MARRIED M | 730 |
| SINGLE F | 802 |
| SINGLE M | 1,408 |
| WIDOWED F | 80 |
| WIDOWED M | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC002003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC209002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Dewdney, British Columbia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/dewdney-bc002003-1901/.