Kamloops, C, British Columbia (1911 census)
Kamloops, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,772. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q473209. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.666°N, 120.316°W.
Population
In 1911, Kamloops, C had a population of 3,772: 2,483 male and 1,289 female residents. Population density was 3169.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,772 |
| 1921 | 4,501 |
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, North—Nord, 1901 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Kamloops, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 3,772 total population, 3,169.75 population per square mile, 2,483 males in the population, 1,602 single (never-married) males, 1,289 females in the population, 760 area in acres, 757 married males, 715 families, 696 single (never-married) females, 530 married females, 87 males with marital status not given, 62 widowed females, 35 widowed males, 2 legally separated males, 1.19 area in square miles, 1 legally separated females. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,503 persons of British origin (English), 837 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 555 persons of British origin (Irish), 242 persons of Chinese origin, 146 persons of French origin, 139 persons of Italian origin, 81 persons of German origin, 75 persons of Scandinavian origin, 25 persons of British origin (other), 21 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 17 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of Polish origin, 15 persons of Russian origin, 11 persons of Swiss origin, 4 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 2 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin. 17 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 2 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 24 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Hindu"; in 1911 this label denoted South Asian origin (not religious identification). Reflects period British-colonial conflation of religion and ethnicity; modern usage of "Hindu" is religious., 25 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,033 Anglicans (Church of England), 898 Presbyterians, 655 Roman Catholics, 568 Methodists, 230 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 169 Baptists, 75 Lutherans, 15 Congregationalists, 14 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 14 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 12 Brethren, 5 Adventists, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 Mennonites, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 84 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 699 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Clexlixqen | 1828–1915 | died here |
| Frederick John Fulton | 1862–1936 | died here |
| Paul Splintlum | d. 1913 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC014012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC207007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q473209
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamloops
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamloops
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). "Kamloops, C, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/kamloops-c-bc014012-1911/.