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 5341.3 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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 5,341.29 population per square mile, 4,476 total population, 2,630 males in the population, 1,846 females in the population, 1,604 single (never-married) males, 1,012 single (never-married) females, 977 married males, 905 families, 766 married females, 536 area in acres, 68 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 6 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced males, 0.83 area in square miles. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,636 persons of British origin (English), 968 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 650 persons of British origin (Irish), 220 persons of Scandinavian origin, 178 persons of Chinese origin, 158 persons of French origin, 143 persons of German origin, 96 persons of Italian origin, 49 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 44 persons of Russian origin, 37 persons of British origin (other), 20 persons of Polish origin, 9 persons of Belgian origin, 9 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 34 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. 4 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 7 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., 15 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,293 Anglicans (Church of England), 958 Presbyterians, 701 Roman Catholics, 665 Methodists, 264 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 262 Baptists, 211 Lutherans, 195 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 27 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 26 Congregationalists, 21 Salvation Army adherents, 19 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 14 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 9 Mennonites, 4 Jews, 1 Brethren, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 878 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.