Grand Forks, C, British Columbia (1911 census)
Grand Forks, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,577. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q984028. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.034°N, 118.436°W.
Population
In 1911, Grand Forks, C had a population of 1,577: 914 male and 663 female residents. Population density was 1572.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,577 |
| 1921 | 1,469 |
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 Yale, East—Est, 1901 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Grand Forks, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 663 |
| POP M | 914 |
| POP TOT | 1,577 |
Other recorded variables (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 311 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 106 |
| BAPTISTS | 85 |
| BELGIAN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 392 |
| BRIT IRISH | 340 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 286 |
| CHINESE | 39 |
| CHRISTIANS | 14 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 7 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DUTCH | 32 |
| DWELLINGS | 372 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 298 |
| F SINGLE | 336 |
| F WIDOWED | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 375 |
| FRENCH | 40 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 112 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 3 |
| HINDU | 7 |
| ITALIAN | 35 |
| JAPANESE | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 72 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 331 |
| M SINGLE | 567 |
| M WIDOWED | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 227 |
| NEGRO | 17 |
| POLISH | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 412 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 366 |
| RUSSIAN | 7 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 84 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 62 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC014010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC218008— 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, C, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/grand-forks-c-bc014010-1911/.