Dewdney, British Columbia (1911 census)
Dewdney was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 11,315. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.698°N, 122.339°W.
Population
In 1911, Dewdney had a population of 11,315: 8,019 male and 3,296 female residents. Population density was 3.3 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).
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 Port Coquitlam, C, 1921 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port Moody, C, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Dewdney shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,767 |
| POP F | 3,296 |
| POP M | 8,019 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 3.26 |
| POP TOT | 11,315 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 86 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,135 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,219,200 |
| AREA SQ MI | 3,467.50 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 139 |
| BAPTISTS | 338 |
| BELGIAN | 35 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,960 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,055 |
| BRIT OTHER | 84 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,896 |
| CHINESE | 662 |
| CHRISTIANS | 39 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 66 |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 43 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,923 |
| F DIVORCED | 7 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 1,456 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 1,717 |
| F WIDOWED | 111 |
| FAMILIES | 1,961 |
| FRENCH | 795 |
| FRIENDS | 14 |
| GERMAN | 282 |
| GREEK | 50 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 58 |
| HINDU | 136 |
| INDIAN | 828 |
| ITALIAN | 152 |
| JAPANESE | 470 |
| JEWISH | 13 |
| JEWS | 12 |
| LUTHERANS | 831 |
| M DIVORCED | 3 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 2,318 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 44 |
| M SINGLE | 5,538 |
| M WIDOWED | 115 |
| METHODISTS | 1,219 |
| MORMONS | 3 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| PAGANS | 6 |
| POLISH | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,229 |
| PROTESTANTS | 21 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,620 |
| RUSSIAN | 278 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 16 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 600 |
| SWISS | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 824 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1,383 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC011003— 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 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). "Dewdney, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/dewdney-bc011003-1911/.