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 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 6.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 504 |
| 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 Metchosin, 1901 (2.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Esquimalt, 1901 (78.0% 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,554 |
| POP M | 4,365 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 7.17 |
| POP TOT | 5,919 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 6 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,394 |
| AREA ACRES | 528,000 |
| AREA SQ MI | 825 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 60 |
| BAPTISTS | 138 |
| BRETHREN | 16 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,645 |
| BRIT IRISH | 445 |
| BRIT OTHER | 67 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 806 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 7 |
| CHINESE | 445 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 47 |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 8 |
| DWELLINGS | 853 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 705 |
| F SINGLE | 762 |
| F WIDOWED | 86 |
| FAMILIES | 853 |
| FRENCH | 84 |
| FRIENDS | 3 |
| GERMAN | 121 |
| GREEK | 8 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 47 |
| HINDU | 36 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| ITALIAN | 332 |
| JAPANESE | 45 |
| JEWISH | 8 |
| JEWS | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 474 |
| M DIVORCED | 6 |
| M MARRIED | 1,053 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 163 |
| M SINGLE | 3,076 |
| M WIDOWED | 67 |
| METHODISTS | 396 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PAGANS | 2 |
| POLISH | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 831 |
| PROTESTANTS | 86 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 812 |
| RUSSIAN | 67 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 10 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 443 |
| SWISS | 8 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 279 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 635 |
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: 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). "Esquimalt, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/esquimalt-bc010002-1911/.