Greenwood, C, British Columbia (1911 census)
Greenwood, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 778. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q767282. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.099°N, 118.683°W.
Population
In 1911, Greenwood, C had a population of 778: 477 male and 301 female residents. Population density was 775.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 778 |
| 1921 | 371 |
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, Greenwood, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 301 |
| POP M | 477 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 778 |
| POP TOT | 778 |
Other recorded variables (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 233 |
| AREA ACRES | 640 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 16 |
| BAPTISTS | 17 |
| BELGIAN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 270 |
| BRIT IRISH | 54 |
| BRIT OTHER | 22 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 190 |
| CHINESE | 27 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 191 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 132 |
| F SINGLE | 160 |
| F WIDOWED | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 191 |
| FRENCH | 37 |
| GERMAN | 26 |
| GREEK | 5 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 5 |
| ITALIAN | 13 |
| JAPANESE | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 51 |
| M MARRIED | 151 |
| M SINGLE | 309 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 101 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| PAGANS | 1 |
| POLISH | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 189 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 127 |
| RUSSIAN | 5 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 55 |
| SWISS | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 43 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC014011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC218009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q767282
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwood,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwood_(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). "Greenwood, C, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/greenwood-c-bc014011-1911/.