Grand Forks, British Columbia (1911 census)
Grand Forks was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,914. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q984028. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.311°N, 118.356°W.
Population
In 1911, Grand Forks had a population of 2,914: 2,012 male and 902 female residents. Population density was 2.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,914 |
| 1921 | 2,268 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Grand Forks shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 902 |
| POP M | 2,012 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 3.56 |
| POP TOT | 2,914 |
Other recorded variables (44 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 10 |
| ANGLICANS | 369 |
| AREA ACRES | 523,520 |
| AREA SQ MI | 818 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 266 |
| BAPTISTS | 90 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 670 |
| BRIT IRISH | 203 |
| BRIT OTHER | 88 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 377 |
| CHINESE | 29 |
| CHRISTIANS | 38 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 32 |
| DUTCH | 17 |
| DWELLINGS | 538 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 456 |
| F SINGLE | 417 |
| F WIDOWED | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 606 |
| FRENCH | 43 |
| GERMAN | 123 |
| GREEK | 6 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 51 |
| HINDU | 33 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 172 |
| JAPANESE | 8 |
| LUTHERANS | 339 |
| M MARRIED | 631 |
| M SINGLE | 1,342 |
| M WIDOWED | 39 |
| METHODISTS | 284 |
| NEGRO | 6 |
| PAGANS | 2 |
| POLISH | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 454 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 598 |
| RUSSIAN | 575 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 271 |
| SWISS | 11 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 12 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 633 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC014002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC218001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q984028
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Forks,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Forks_(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). "Grand Forks, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/grand-forks-bc014002-1911/.