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New Westminster, British Columbia (1891–1891)
New Westminster was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in 1 census between 1891 and 1891.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- incorporates territory from South in 1891
- incorporates territory from North in 1891
- incorporates territory from Coast of main land in 1891
- incorporates territory from Cassiar, Northern Interior in 1891
Descendant places
- later split into Delta in 1901
- later split into Bennett & Atlin in 1901
- later split into Cassiar (Stikine) in 1901
- later split into Cassiar (Skeena) in 1901
- later split into Richmond in 1901
- later split into Chilliwak in 1901
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 21,839 | View 1891 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Eda'nsa | 1810–1894 | died here |
| Malcolm Alexander MacLean | 1844–1895 | died here |
| Roderick Ogle Bell-Irving | 1891–1918 | born here |
| Paul Legaic | d. 1894 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC002001— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: not yet grounded.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.