Esquimalt, British Columbia (1911 census)
Esquimalt was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,919. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14944797. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.549°N, 124.005°W.
Population
In 1911, Esquimalt had a population of 5,919: 4,365 male and 1,554 female residents. Population density was 7.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 5,919 |
| 1921 | 6,484 |
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 contained Victoria, South—Sud, 1901 (7.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Esquimalt (part), 1901 (78.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Metchosin, 1901 (2.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Esquimalt 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 528,000 area in acres, 5,919 total population, 4,365 males in the population, 3,076 single (never-married) males, 1,554 females in the population, 1,053 married males, 853 families, 825 area in square miles, 762 single (never-married) females, 705 married females, 163 males with marital status not given, 86 widowed females, 67 widowed males, 7.17 population per square mile, 6 divorced males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 2,645 persons of British origin (English), 806 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 445 persons of British origin (Irish), 445 persons of Chinese origin, 443 persons of Scandinavian origin, 332 persons of Italian origin, 121 persons of German origin, 84 persons of French origin, 67 persons of British origin (other), 67 persons of Russian origin, 60 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of Greek origin, 8 persons of Swiss origin, 7 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 8 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 3 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). 1 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 36 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., 45 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,394 Anglicans (Church of England), 831 Presbyterians, 812 Roman Catholics, 635 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 474 Lutherans, 396 Methodists, 279 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 138 Baptists, 86 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 47 Congregationalists, 47 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 16 Brethren, 10 Salvation Army adherents, 6 Adventists, 5 Jews, 3 Friends (Quakers), 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 2 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 853 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Brooke Gregory | 1862–1936 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC010002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC212002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14944797
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquimalt
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquimalt
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). "Esquimalt, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/esquimalt-bc010002-1911/.