Ladysmith including South Oyster, C, British Columbia (1911 census)
Ladysmith including South Oyster, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,295. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q373626. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.988°N, 123.821°W.
Population
In 1911, Ladysmith including South Oyster, C had a population of 3,295: 1,886 male and 1,409 female residents. Population density was 9578.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,295 |
| 1921 | 1,967 |
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 Nanaimo, South—Sud, 1901 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Ladysmith including South Oyster, 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 9,578.49 population per square mile, 3,295 total population, 1,886 males in the population, 1,409 females in the population, 1,128 single (never-married) males, 815 single (never-married) females, 672 families, 646 married males, 544 married females, 220 area in acres, 84 males with marital status not given, 43 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 4 legally separated females, 3 divorced males, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 1 legally separated males, 0.34 area in square miles. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 981 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 891 persons of British origin (English), 304 persons of Russian origin, 209 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 199 persons of British origin (Irish), 177 persons of Chinese origin, 156 persons of Belgian origin, 109 persons of Italian origin, 103 persons of British origin (other), 35 persons of French origin, 34 persons of Scandinavian origin, 14 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 6 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. 3 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). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 32 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 978 Presbyterians, 631 Roman Catholics, 587 Anglicans (Church of England), 456 Methodists, 250 Lutherans, 230 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 91 Baptists, 52 Brethren, 41 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 6 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 655 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC010008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC212008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q373626
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladysmith,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladysmith_(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). "Ladysmith including South Oyster, C, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/ladysmith-including-south-oyster-c-bc010008-1911/.