Fernie, British Columbia (1911 census)
Fernie was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 8,645. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q204442. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.640°N, 114.910°W.
Population
In 1911, Fernie had a population of 8,645: 6,109 male and 2,536 female residents. Population density was 2.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 8,645 |
| 1921 | 4,533 |
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 was contained in Kootenay, E., South Riding—Div. Sud, 1901 (38.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Fernie, 1921 (69.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Fernie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,536 |
| POP M | 6,109 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 2.54 |
| POP TOT | 8,645 |
Other recorded variables (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,940 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,179,840 |
| AREA SQ MI | 3,406 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1,312 |
| BAPTISTS | 196 |
| BELGIAN | 27 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,612 |
| BRIT IRISH | 663 |
| BRIT OTHER | 145 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,017 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 6 |
| CHINESE | 71 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 26 |
| DUTCH | 39 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,409 |
| F MARRIED | 1,175 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 1,295 |
| F WIDOWED | 65 |
| FAMILIES | 1,481 |
| FRENCH | 239 |
| GERMAN | 285 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 188 |
| HINDU | 106 |
| INDIAN | 70 |
| ITALIAN | 837 |
| JAPANESE | 17 |
| JEWISH | 3 |
| JEWS | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 524 |
| M MARRIED | 1,962 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 51 |
| M SINGLE | 4,031 |
| M WIDOWED | 65 |
| METHODISTS | 718 |
| MORMONS | 12 |
| NEGRO | 8 |
| POLISH | 71 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,118 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3,475 |
| RUSSIAN | 531 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 39 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 402 |
| SWISS | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 175 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 328 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC009003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC210003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q204442
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernie,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernie_(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). "Fernie, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/fernie-bc009003-1911/.