Merritt, C, British Columbia (1911 census)
Merritt, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 703. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1025990. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.105°N, 120.786°W.
Population
In 1911, Merritt, C had a population of 703: 443 male and 260 female residents. Population density was 700.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 703 |
| 1921 | 1,721 |
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, West—Ouest, 1901 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Merritt, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 260 |
| POP M | 443 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 278.97 |
| POP TOT | 703 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 166 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,615 |
| AREA SQ MI | 2.52 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 42 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 212 |
| BRIT IRISH | 114 |
| BRIT OTHER | 14 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 250 |
| CHINESE | 9 |
| CHRISTIANS | 8 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DWELLINGS | 219 |
| F MARRIED | 119 |
| F SINGLE | 135 |
| F WIDOWED | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 227 |
| FRENCH | 10 |
| GERMAN | 16 |
| JAPANESE | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 19 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 158 |
| M SINGLE | 277 |
| M WIDOWED | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 58 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| POLISH | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 298 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 79 |
| RUSSIAN | 8 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 19 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 36 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC014014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC207008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1025990
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritt,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritt_(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). "Merritt, C, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/merritt-c-bc014014-1911/.