Fernie, C, British Columbia (1911 census)
Fernie, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,146. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q204442. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.500°N, 115.069°W.
Population
In 1911, Fernie, C had a population of 3,146: 1,881 male and 1,265 female residents. Population density was 6050.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,146 |
| 1921 | 4,343 |
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 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Fernie, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 6,050 population per square mile, 3,146 total population, 1,881 males in the population, 1,265 females in the population, 1,112 single (never-married) males, 745 married males, 704 families, 670 single (never-married) females, 563 married females, 331 area in acres, 32 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 0.52 area in square miles. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,049 persons of British origin (English), 603 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 321 persons of Italian origin, 255 persons of British origin (Irish), 248 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 130 persons of German origin, 85 persons of French origin, 76 persons of Chinese origin, 63 persons of Polish origin, 45 persons of British origin (other), 35 persons of Belgian origin, 28 persons of Russian origin, 26 persons of Scandinavian origin, 11 persons of Greek origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin. 3 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. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 2 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 951 Roman Catholics, 623 Presbyterians, 607 Anglicans (Church of England), 441 Methodists, 159 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 139 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 124 Salvation Army adherents, 121 Baptists, 41 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 35 Lutherans, 22 Congregationalists, 16 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 Adventists, 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 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 683 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC009009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC210006— 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, C, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/fernie-c-bc009009-1911/.