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Fernie, British Columbia (1911–1921)
Fernie was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in 2 censuses between 1911 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q204442, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 8,645 in 1911 to 4,533 in 1921).
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 8,645 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 4,533 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary lineage
Successors
- later split into Kootenay, E., South Riding—Div. Sud in 1911
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC210003— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.