Nelson, C, British Columbia (1911 census)
Nelson, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,476. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1779015. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.494°N, 117.276°W.
Population
In 1911, Nelson, C had a population of 4,476: 2,630 male and 1,846 female residents. Population density was 4462.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 4,476 |
| 1921 | 5,230 |
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 Kootenay, W.—O., Nelson Riding—Div, 1901 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Nelson, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,846 |
| POP M | 2,630 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 5,341.29 |
| POP TOT | 4,476 |
Other recorded variables (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,293 |
| AREA ACRES | 536 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.83 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 49 |
| BAPTISTS | 262 |
| BELGIAN | 9 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,636 |
| BRIT IRISH | 650 |
| BRIT OTHER | 37 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 968 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 1 |
| CHINESE | 178 |
| CHRISTIANS | 27 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 26 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 9 |
| DWELLINGS | 878 |
| F MARRIED | 766 |
| F SINGLE | 1,012 |
| F WIDOWED | 68 |
| FAMILIES | 905 |
| FRENCH | 158 |
| GERMAN | 143 |
| GREEK | 1 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 14 |
| HINDU | 7 |
| ITALIAN | 96 |
| JAPANESE | 15 |
| JEWISH | 4 |
| JEWS | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 211 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 977 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| M SINGLE | 1,604 |
| M WIDOWED | 42 |
| MENNONITES | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 665 |
| NEGRO | 34 |
| POLISH | 20 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 958 |
| PROTESTANTS | 19 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 701 |
| RUSSIAN | 44 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 21 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 220 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 195 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 264 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC009011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC211007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1779015
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_(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). "Nelson, C, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/nelson-c-bc009011-1911/.